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Xavier BecerraD
Xavier Becerra
64.1%
4,699,488 votes
Steve HiltonR
Steve Hilton
35.9%
2,633,517 votes
Official counts as reported · California Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated 52h ago
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Governor

Incumbent: Gavin Newsom
DXavier Becerra
Democratic
RSteve Hilton
Republican
Background
Education
University of Salamanca
Stanford Law School
Stanford University
New College
Work experience
Campaign sites, official bios, Wikipedia, Ballotpedia
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services · 2021–2025
Attorney General of California · 2017–2021
Democratic Caucus Chairman of the United States House of Representatives · 2013–2017
United States representative · 1993–2017
Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman of the United States House of Representatives · 2009–2013
Stanford University
Issues
Economy and cost of living · California, last 10 years
Economy, real GDP growth
+3.5%2025
2016BEA ↗2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%2026 so far
2016BLS ↗2026
Rent, yearly change · West region
+2.3%2026 so far
2016BLS CPI ↗2026
Home prices, yearly change
+1.3%2026 so far
2016FHFA ↗2026
What they say
Not on their site
“CUT CALIFORNIA'S WATER BILLS IN HALF BY ENDING MAN-MADE WATER SCARCITY”
stevehiltonforgovernor.com ↗
Health care
“As the US Secretary for Health and Human Services, he expanded health coverage to more than 24 million Americans and stood up to drug companies to lower the cost of prescriptions.”
xavierbecerra2026.com ↗
Not on their site
Immigration and the border · California, last 10 years
Net international migration
2.8 per 1,0002025
2016Census ↗2025
Taxes and spending · California, last 10 years
State taxes, share of the economy
6.4%2025
2016Census ↗2025
What they say
Not on their site
“NO STATE INCOME TAX ON YOUR FIRST $150,000”
stevehiltonforgovernor.com ↗
Methodology