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Xavier Becerra secures top spot in California governor primary; second-place finisher still unknown

By Marisa Lagos

3d ago· 4 min readenNews

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Democrat Xavier Becerra, former Health and Human Services Secretary, has secured the top spot in California's gubernatorial primary and will advance to the November general election. Due to California's top-two primary system, all candidates appear on a single ballot regardless of party. With approximately 3.5 million uncounted ballots remaining, it is still unclear who will claim the second spot to face Becerra in the fall election.

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Democrat Xavier Becerra will advance to the November election for California governor, according to a race call by The Associated Press.

In California's unusual primary system, all candidates, regardless of party, appear on a single ballot open to any registered voter.

An estimated 3.5 million uncounted ballots remain.

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Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has clinched the top spot on California's ballot for governor. With millions of ballots still to be counted, his November challenger is unknown.

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