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SSJVegeta

(3,336 posts) Mon Jun 8, 2026, 07:52 PM Monday

Latest CA Gov vote drop [View all]

This is what the last batch looks like and shows just why Steyer is likely to pull into 2nd place. These late counts are like the early votes but reversed. Liberals and progressives wait till the last minute to drop their mail ballots in the box.

Tom Steyer (D) 117,940 35.8%
Xavier Becerra (D) 113,017 34.3%
Steve Hilton (R) 67,036 20.3%
Chad Bianco (R) 31,514

The total statewide count now looks like this:

Candidate Votes Total
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Xavier Becerra (D) 27.3% 1,996,100
Steve Hilton (R) 25.4 1,857,568
Tom Steyer (D) 22.0 1,606,905
Chad Bianco (R) 10.5 763,552
76.1% of expected vote in

Steyer erased an entire percentage from Hilton's 4.4% lead and is now behind by only 3.3%.

We may be looking at a likely Dem Vs Dem runoff

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Latest CA Gov vote drop [View all] SSJVegeta Monday OP

Lots of people waited until the last minute Mz Pip Monday #1

With 23% of the vote left to count and the batches possibly being even more democratic leaning than this SSJVegeta Monday #3

I am one of those people FHRRK1 Monday #6

Keep the faith, FHRRK1. Let's not give anyone an excuse to be a slacker Democrat 🌞❤️ littlemissmartypants Tuesday #27

THIS SSJVegeta Tuesday #31

D vs D depressing dem turnout makes no sense SSJVegeta Tuesday #35

About two hundred fifty thousand separating Hilton and Steyer. senseandsensibility Monday #2

Republican candidates ceiling is hit. Its all about steyer and brecerra now SSJVegeta Monday #4

4.5% gap narrowed to 2.8% by adding 7% to the total vote count Sympthsical Monday #5

2.8 now after LAs count?? Oof Hilton is done for almost certainly SSJVegeta Monday #7

Yeah, more from LA and SF came in Sympthsical Monday #9

If that trend entirely holds with the remaining votes SSJVegeta Tuesday #19

It probably won't Sympthsical Tuesday #20

Well I think the votes remaining even in red counties will probably favor steyer quite a bit. SSJVegeta Tuesday #21

It's updated again, with the gap closing further. Sympthsical Monday #8

Decision Desk's count is a little ahead of the SOS Wiz Imp Monday #10

Might be realllly close still SSJVegeta Monday #11

Oh man DD called it for Hilton already. Think theyre right? SSJVegeta Monday #12

It's likely they're right, but AP hasn't called it yet, and they show the exact same numbers Wiz Imp Tuesday #13

I mean the results are bound to be within 1 percentage point and they probably know that SSJVegeta Tuesday #14

AP called 2nd place for Hilton. It's over. Wiz Imp 14 hrs ago #45

Indeed. Steyer even conceded. It was correct that the more conservative counties were the deciders SSJVegeta 14 hrs ago #46

Yes, Steyer is not gonna be #2 obamanut2012 Tuesday #23

Gentlemans bet. If Steyer doesnt make it. I will post a "you told me so" comment to one of your posts" :) SSJVegeta Tuesday #30

You told me so!! SSJVegeta Tuesday #44

Steyer will not be on the ballot obamanut2012 Tuesday #15

As I said: He will finish within 1% of Hilton or better (he is 2.5% away now) SSJVegeta Tuesday #16

I live in Sac, It is Becerra and Hilton, with Steyer a distant third here obamanut2012 Tuesday #24

Sac is only 50% completed. Kamala won that county by 20%. Hilton isnt getting many more votes there. SSJVegeta Tuesday #25

I have friends in CA that voted for Steyer. kentuck Tuesday #17

It's very close! SSJVegeta Tuesday #18

It is going to be Becerra v Hilton, it will not be Steyer obamanut2012 Tuesday #22

Most are in super blue counties like marin sacramento san franciso etc SSJVegeta Tuesday #28

Lordy, are you even reading what I'm saying??? obamanut2012 Tuesday #32

We shall see SSJVegeta Tuesday #38

Oh man, the Republican tantrums are going to be delicious. ck4829 Tuesday #26

I thought he was a hotel SSJVegeta Tuesday #29

Same - I wonder if that's why he got as many votes as he did. ck4829 Tuesday #37

. SSJVegeta Tuesday #42

Hilton will be facing off with Becerra obamanut2012 Tuesday #33

Republican tantrums are still going to be almost as bad as the job market. ck4829 Tuesday #36

He need 4 more drops like this one to win krawhitham Tuesday #34

I agree with Jane Fonda and Robert Reich... and Teachers Unions... CoopersDad Tuesday #39

The jungle primary made me do it airplaneman Tuesday #40

And lots of other people just like you did the same! SSJVegeta Tuesday #41

It was called for Hilton obamanut2012 Tuesday #43

In case you didnt see my other post SSJVegeta 14 hrs ago #47