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Late California ballots could reshape primary results in closely watched governor's race

Late California ballots could reshape primary results in closely watched governor's race

Summary

California's governor race is very close as many Democratic voters are sending in their ballots late. This late voting could change the final results once all ballots are counted, and both parties are working hard in the last days of the primary.

Key Facts

  • Many Democratic voters in California are submitting their ballots close to the deadline.
  • Democrats have been voting slower than Republicans in the days before Election Day.
  • Democratic candidate Xavier Becerra leads with 28% support, followed by Tom Steyer with 22%.
  • Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco have 21% and 12% support, respectively.
  • Steve Hilton asked Chad Bianco to drop out to unite Republican voters.
  • Tom Steyer launched an attack ad against Xavier Becerra related to a corruption case involving Becerra’s former staff member.
  • Becerra’s campaign responded with a cease-and-desist letter, calling the ads false.
  • The race is too close to call and could take days or weeks to determine the winner after all ballots are counted.
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