Election 2026 updates: Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton neck and neck in early results for CA gov race

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Last updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2026 5:23AM GMT
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- California election results are rolling in as voters wait for outcomes in the California governor's race and several key Bay Area races.

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Jun 03, 2026, 3:19 AM

See live election results for California Primary 2026

Ballots are being counted across California, and election results are rolling in.

From the California governor's race to key Bay Area congressional contests, ABC7 has live election results for the key races that matter to you.

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California voter says climate change is her number one issue

Jude Mayer says she wasn't thrilled about voting for a billionaire for governor. But she believes Democrat Tom Steyer "is talking about the environment in the way that I want to hear about it."

The 24-year-old says climate change is an imminent threat to her home state in particular.

"I don't want to be under water in 10 years," Mayer said Tuesday after voting in Los Angeles.

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Jun 02, 2026, 10:59 PM GMT

What to know about voting on Election Day

For those voting in person, polls opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. Voters have the right to cast their ballot as long as they are in line by 8 p.m., according to California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber.

California citizens who missed the voter registration deadline can still register and vote on Tuesday through "Same Day" or "Conditional" voter registration, which is available at every county elections office, polling place, or vote center, Weber said.

Information on county elections offices can be found at https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices.

Voters who have filled out their ballot can drop it off at any polling location, vote center, or ballot drop box in the state. More information is available at https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/make-plan-vote .

Mailed ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and be received not later than seven days after Election Day. To ensure a ballot is postmarked by June 2, voters should get a hand-stamped postmark from a postal employee inside a U.S. Post Office.

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Jun 02, 2026, 9:42 PM GMT

California governor candidate Tom Steyer sings 'I Won't Back Down'

Steyer kicked off Pride Month and capped off the last full day of his primary campaign for California governor by belting out Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down."

A photo he posted on social media shows Steyer, wearing a backward baseball cap, singing karaoke alongside his wife Kat at a bar in the gay enclave of West Hollywood on Monday night.

"I can't sing," Steyer wrote Tuesday on X, "but I can wish you a Happy Pride."

Steyer, a former hedge fund manager turned liberal activist, has spent millions of his own money as he hopes to advance to the November election.

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Jun 02, 2026, 9:13 PM GMT

Trump and Vance boost California governor candidate Steve Hilton

President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged his followers to vote for Hilton, a former Fox News TV host and British political adviser.

"He will work with me and the Federal Government, the money will flow because I have confidence in him (but not any of the others!), and we will MAKE CALIFORNIA GREAT AGAIN!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Meanwhile, Vice President J.D. Vance called Hilton a "good guy" and encouraged Californians to vote for him.

"California is such a beautiful state--it just needs better political leadership!" Vance wrote on X.