‘Dark Horse’ Dem First to Advance in Scramble for Newsom’s Seat
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One candidate for California governor has officially advanced to the general election in November: Democrat Xavier Becerra, the former secretary of health and human services in the Biden administration.
Becerra, who was also California’s attorney general and a congressman, advanced after Tuesday’s jungle primary with 26.7 percent of the vote, the Associated Press https://apnews.com/article/california-governor-election-primary-2026-98b2b4dcca6813c3ffeb9754bd09805d" rel="" target="_blank" title="https://apnews.com/article/california-governor-election-primary-2026-98b2b4dcca6813c3ffeb9754bd09805d">reported.
As of publication, 67 percent of ballots had been counted.
“California has spoken loudly and proudly,” Becerra https://x.com/XavierBecerra/status/2063054662186528882" rel="" target="_blank" title="https://x.com/XavierBecerra/status/2063054662186528882">said in a video after the AP call.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/dark-horse-xavier-becerra-first-to-advance-in-california-governor-race/">Read more at The Daily Beast.
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