Polls show Becerra ahead as California voters choose between liberal experience and conservative change
Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton, a first-time candidate backed by President Trump, compete to succeed Governor Gavin Newsom
Californians are choosing their next governor, with Democrat Xavier Becerra, a former Los Angeles congressman, state attorney general and US health secretary, facing Republican Steve Hilton, a first-time candidate and former Fox News host who has urged voters to end "16 years of one-party rule." Polls for months have put Becerra ahead by double digits.