Becerra overtook Hilton and lots of votes left in the CA Governor Race

[senseandsensibility]

Last edited Fri Jun 5, 2026, 08:34 PM - Edit history (2)

26.4 for Hilton and 26.7 for Becerra. Less than forty thousand votes separate them with more than three million left to count. Remaining votes believed to be Dem heavy.

[Lovie777]

1. And Steyer?...................

[senseandsensibility]

2. 20.8 according to my local news

I think that's a small gain.

[Raven123]

3. Becerra was 2 points behind Hilton a couple days ago.

Hope his gains continue

[fujiyamasan]

6. Doesn't matter too much who's in first

Since the top two make it to the ballot in November. I’m doubtful Steyer can overcome Hinton.

[senseandsensibility]

10. I think he can

More than three million votes left to count and Dems vote by mail. This is far from over.

[onenote]

11. It pretty much is over for Steyer. Becerra will continue to pile up votes

So the ability of Steyer to catch up to Hilton is next to zero.

[Sympthsical]

15. Once Becerra broke out in the polling, it might have made up minds

Purely anecdotal - and the Internet is not real life - but in my social circle and many of the online spaces I frequent, waiting until the last minute and then going for Steyer after Becerra seemed a given was a common sentiment.

Are there enough people who voted in that way? Who knows. And it depends how overwhelmingly Democratic the remaining votes are and how strategically they cast their ballots. I am still not optimistic or even really hopeful, but the movement we've gotten in the past 24 hours is at least interesting enough to watch.

It all depends on who waited until the beginning of the week to mail their ballots. My partner waited til Sunday evening. But he's just lazy.

[fujiyamasan]

16. Thanks

I didn’t see the latest numbers. It’s a lot closer than I thought.

[struggle4progress]

4. Hilton's an ani-vaxxer, isn't he? Part of the anti-public-health activists who helped kill a million Americans

during the COVID pandemic

[karynnj]

5. Bercerra now slightly ahead

The big question will be whether Hilton is pulled down enough and Steyer is elevated enough to eliminate Hilton.

[senseandsensibility]

8. Saw that!

[Prairie Gates]

7. Guy this is the jungle primary

Why these endless posts about something so meaningless?

[senseandsensibility]

9. Thanks for your input

Much appreciated.

[Sympthsical]

12. Hilton's lost about 1.5% and Steyer gained about 1.5%

In the last 10% or so of counting.

With 33% still outstanding, there actually is a non-zero chance the gap closes.

As of this morning, I thought it unlikely, but now? I'll slot myself into the maybe column.

If it does end up being even moderately close, this could drag on for weeks. There's still a lot of counting and finalizing time left before deadlines start being a thing.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. Xavier passed him.

[senseandsensibility]

14. Yeah, I finally fixed my thread title

Go Becerra!