BALLOT PROCESSING IN THE COUNTY IS OPEN TO PUBLIC OBSERVATION.### MEANWHILE, IN OUR COMMITMENT COVERAGE… WE ARE TRACKING SOME OF THOSE KEY RACES IN THE STATE AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST.### LOOKING AT THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR… XAVIER BECERRA HAS ADVANCED TO THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR WITH 26 POINT 7 PERCENT… ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. STEVE HILTON CLOSE BEHIND AT 26 POINT 4 PERCENT… TOM STEYER IS SITTING IN THIRD AT 20-PERCENT… WITH JUST OVER ONE MILLION VOTES. STEYER CONTINUES TO CLOSE THE GAP… BUT ONLY HAS A SLIM CHANCE OF MOVING ON TO NOVEMBER
California 2026 primary election results for governor: Xavier Becerra advances to November runoff
Updated: 5:14 PM PDT Jun 5, 2026
Following a crowded primary for California governor, Democratic candidate Xavier Becerra will be one of two advancing to the November General Election.As of 4:51 p.m. Friday, the former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary and California attorney general gathered 26.7% of the votes. Republican candidate and former Fox News commentator Steve Hilton is marginally behind, with 26.4% of the vote.Under California’s top-two system, the two candidates with the most votes advance to November, regardless of political affiliation.The state has a history of substantial vote updates after Election Day that can sometimes shift the outcome of elections as late-arriving mail and drop-off votes are counted. Hilton and Becerra were leading so far, with Steyer running slightly further back.See the up-to-the-minute California primary results for the March 5, 2024 election.Election Coverage: Central Coast Election Results Track your ballot to see when it’s countedYou can track your mail-in ballot to make sure it arrives at a polling place. In order to track your ballot, California requires you to register using the BallotTrax website.
Following a crowded primary for California governor, Democratic candidate Xavier Becerra will be one of two advancing to the November General Election.
As of 4:51 p.m. Friday, the former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary and California attorney general gathered 26.7% of the votes. Republican candidate and former Fox News commentator Steve Hilton is marginally behind, with 26.4% of the vote.
Under California’s top-two system, the two candidates with the most votes advance to November, regardless of political affiliation.
The state has a history of substantial vote updates after Election Day that can sometimes shift the outcome of elections as late-arriving mail and drop-off votes are counted. Hilton and Becerra were leading so far, with Steyer running slightly further back.
See the up-to-the-minute California primary results for the March 5, 2024 election.
Election Coverage: Central Coast Election Results
Track your ballot to see when it’s counted
You can track your mail-in ballot to make sure it arrives at a polling place. In order to track your ballot, California requires you to register using the BallotTrax website.