DDHQ · called winner Nov. 3, 11:13 p.m. EST; returns Nov. 4, 7:06 a.m. EST, 67% reporting. National map: Nov. 4, 2:43 a.m. CST verified calls; blue Democratic, red Republican, gold Independents, gray uncalled. Census state boundaries.
Democrat Xavier Becerra won California’s governor race against Republican Steve Hilton, according to Decision Desk HQ. The result keeps the governorship in Democratic hands.
DDHQ’s Nov. 4, 7:06 a.m. EST returns showed Becerra with 4,979,766 votes, or 63.99%, and Hilton with 2,802,809 votes, or 36.01%, with 67% reporting. The margin was 2,176,957 votes in that snapshot.
