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Lauren Gambino and Rachel Leingang

California governor’s race deadlocked with nearly 60% of the votes counted

Donald Trump Republican United States Josh Turek Ryan Zinke New Jersey Adam Hamawy California Gabe Vasquez Greg Cunningham
A woman wearing blue gloves dumps a pile of envelopes out of a yellow bag onto a table.
An election worker processes the ballots at the San Diego county registrar of voters office during California's primary election. Photograph: Michael Ho Wai Lee/Sopa Images/Shutterstock

The highly watched race for California governor was deadlocked Wednesday as the state continued to slowly count votes – a process that could take days or even weeks.

With nearly 60% of the votes counted, Steve Hilton, a Republican, former UK political operative and Fox News host, was narrowly ahead. Xavier Becerra, a Democrat and the former health secretary who led the field after a tumultuous campaign, was in second place while Tom Steyer, a billionaire environmental activist running as a progressive, trailed in third.

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