California Races to Watch as Election Results Roll In

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The episode discusses the early results of California's primary elections, focusing on key races and candidates.

California’s primary election results are trickling in, but many races remain too early to call. KQED’s politics team digs into the early numbers in the governor’s race, where Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra lead with Democrat Tom Steyer in third place. Plus: competitive congressional races, the insurance commissioner’s contest and the Los Angeles mayor’s race. Track the latest election results here. For more information on the races and ballot measures in California’s June 2 primary election, check out ⁠KQED’s Voter Guide⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: KQED politics team

Topics covered

• California elections
• primary election results
• governor's race
• congressional races
• insurance commissioner contest
• Los Angeles mayor's race

Keywords

• California
• primary election
• Steve Hilton
• Xavier Becerra
• Tom Steyer
• election results
• KQED Voter Guide

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Organizations: KQED

Places: California

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