Anonymous11 days ago
California voters head to the polls Tuesday for a primary election that will narrow the field in the most expensive governor's race in state history, where Democrat Xavier Becerra leads Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Tom Steyer in a contest shaped by $213 million in self-funding, a Trump endorsement, and a jungle primary system that could produce a same-party general election. Beyond the governor's race, redistricting from Proposition 50 has forced two Republican incumbents into the same congressional district, and several House seats will test whether demographic shifts and cost-of-living frustration translate into real GOP gains in a state Biden carried by 20 points.