1 of 2 | Former Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on former President Joe Biden's proposed budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2025 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 2024. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
June 4 (UPI) -- Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra are leading a crowded field in California's primary for governor on Thursday with millions of ballots left to count.
The two candidates that receive the most votes will advance to the November election, regardless of party. Democrat Tom Steyer has the third most votes so far.
Sixty-one candidates qualified to appear on the primary ballot to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Polls closed on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. PDT. It is common for California to take days if not weeks to tally enough votes to declare a winner.
