Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra are headed to the California governor's race in November, according to the Associated Press . The big picture: With 91% of the vote counted as of Tuesday evening: - Hilton has 25% of the vote and Becerra 27.9%. - The top two vote-getters, regardless of party, face off in November. Context: It took a week of vote counting for the winners to emerge, fueling a familiar ritual where early Republican leads slowly vanish. - After a strong showing on Election Night, Hilton's lead slowly diminished, but he still held on to a second-place spot. - The delay is in part because mail ballots postmarked by Election Day are still counted. Friction point: The race to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin…
The race for California governor continues to heat up as voters will be heading to the polls next week. Gubernatorial candidate and San Jose mayor Matt Mahan joins "NewsNation Prime" to discuss his campaign. #california #governorsrace #polls "NewsNation Prime" is America’s source for unbiased news offering a full range of perspectives from across the U.S. Weekends starting at 7p/6C. #Prime NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
The day that launched Gavin Newsom as a presidential frontrunner also brought an unwelcome surprise that could haunt the California governor's potential 2028 campaign. Why it matters: Sen. Alex Padilla caught Newsom off guard Nov. 4 by declaring he wouldn't run for governor — depriving Newsom of his preferred successor on the same day the governor triumphed in a statewide redistricting referendum. - The governor has resisted endorsing any other potential successor ahead of the June 2 primary. There's no clear Democratic frontrunner , and he wants to have a good relationship with whoever wins. The big picture: The winner of the California race matters a great deal for Newsom's campaign. His governance of the state — and Republican…
LOS ANGELES — The two most consequential races in California have devolved into twin spectacles, with years of visible dysfunction hollowing out Democrats' case for competent leadership. Why it matters: California is the ultimate paradox of Democratic rule. A state of immense wealth , innovation and cultural power is increasingly unable to deliver the basics of housing, public safety and disaster response. The big picture: Those failures have been building for years. - But COVID and last year's catastrophic fires have transformed long-simmering frustration with California governance into a visceral public indictment of the people running the state — one now playing out in the races for governor and Los Angeles mayor. State of play:…
Rep. Katie Porter and Mayor Matt Mahan called out billionaire Tom Steyer in the debate for California governor Wednesday. #katieporter #mattmahan #tomsteyer #california
Nexstar hosted a debate Wednesday for the race for California governor. The six candidates who met the polling threshold, earning at least 5 percent in Nexstar’s March statewide survey, include Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R), former Fox News host Steve Hilton (R), former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra (D), San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan (D) and billionaire Tom Steyer (D). #california #governor #katieporter #chadbianco
NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” host Chris Stirewalt looks ahead to next week as the president says his team is on his way to Pakistan for another round of peace talks with Iran after the back-and-forth week that ended with the Strait of Hormuz closed again. Interviews with Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) and Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) Plus, one-on-one interviews with two candidates running for governor in California Mayor of San Jose Matt Mahan (D) and Steve Hilton (R) as they get ready to meet on the debate stage. Full coverage of the debate will air Wednesday on NewsNation. #straitofhormuz #iran #elections
San Jose Mayor, Matt Mahan tells Chris Stirewalt on the Hill Sunday why California is in need of a drastic change. And why his success in the state's 3rd largest city makes him best suited for the job. #Politics #Election #MayorMahan #Democrats
