Hilton Urges Newsom to Speed California Primary Vote Count
Republican candidate Steve Hilton requested an emergency executive order to address ballot backlogs as he leads the primary field with 60% of votes counted. Governor Gavin Newsom's office responded that local officials and the Secretary of State manage the process rather than the governor.
Steve Hilton demanded an emergency executive order to accelerate California's gubernatorial primary count, with 60% of ballots processed. Hilton leads with 27.2% of the vote, followed by Xavier Becerra at 26% and Tom Steyer at 20%. The outcome determines which two candidates advance to the general election for the world's fifth-largest economy.
