by Elizabeth Weibel
California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton advanced in the state’s gubernatorial race and will compete against former Biden administration Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra.
Becerra received 2,177,556 votes, or 27.67 percent of the vote, while Hilton received 1,975,062 votes, or 25.10 percent of the vote, according to Decision Desk HQ.
Democrat gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer came in third place with 1,759,328 votes, or 22.36 percent of the vote.
President Donald Trump endorsed Hilton in April, describing him as a “truly fine man” who has watched as California “has gone to Hell” under Democrat leadership.
“I have known and respected Steve Hilton, who is running for Governor of California, for many years,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post at the time. “He is a truly fine man, one who has watched as this once great State has gone to Hell. Gavin Newscum and the Democrats have done an absolutely horrendous job. People are fleeing, crime is increasing, and Taxes are the highest of any State in the Country, maybe the World. Read the rest at breitbart.com.
