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California primary election results: governor’s race too close to call

California. Backed by Trump, Hilton argued that persistent problems with affordability and public safety reflected systemic failures with liberal policy. Election officials and strategists alike had cautioned that the outcome might not be known

First Thing: Race for California governor deadlocked as primary results across the US pour in

governor [remains too close to call](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/california-governor-election). With mountains of ballots left to count, the Republican Steve Hilton was leading the field with the Democrats Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer following. A quirk