What to Know About Californias Top Election Races

It has been two days since Californians cast their primary election votes, but the state’s marquee races are still unsettled: Who will be on the November ballot to become governor of the nation’s most populous state? Who will advance to challenge Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles?Under California’s primary system, the top two candidates, regardless of party, advance to the general election.With ballots still being counted, it remains to be seen whether voters in the races for governor and mayor will be choosing between two Democrats or between a Democrat and a Republican.Here’s what to know:It is still too soon to say who will be on the November ballot for governor.The former Fox News host Steve Hilton, a Republican, is currently in the lead for one of two runoff spots for governor, with about 27 percent of the votes that have been counted.However, millions of votes have not yet been counted, and it is possible that Xavier Becerra, a Democrat and a former cabinet member in the Biden administration, could surpass Mr.Hilton’s vote tally.

As of Thursday afternoon, he was close behind Mr.Hilton with about 26 percent of the votes that had been counted.Tom Steyer, a Democratic billionaire pitching himself as a progressive, could also catch up as more votes are tallied.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.

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