With a wide lead over his opponents during the primary election day, held on Tuesday, June 7, Governor Gavin Newsom managed to advance to the general elections in November, in which he is already the favorite over his Republican contender to obtain a second term at the head of California.
According to preliminary results, as ballots received by mail and those delivered to polling places or mailboxes after Thursday, June 2, as well as conditional registrations or provisional ballots have not yet been counted, Newsom has obtained 70.9 percent of the electorate's preferences.
Republican Senator Brian Dahle is in second place with 8.45 percent of the vote, which would indicate he would be Newsom's challenger in the November general.
Newsom's 62+ percentage point lead over his closest challenger is a victory after he faced a recall election that threatened to unseat him.
Newsom was one of 26 California gubernatorial candidates on the ballot.
Democrats remain in the lead in the golden state, as in the U.S. Senate race, California Senator Alex Padilla had an equally easy time making it to a runoff in the November general.
Newsom's appointee to the post last year after Kamala Harris resigned to become vice president, has garnered 68.79 percent of the vote, more than 57 percentage points ahead of his closest rival, Republican Mark Meuser, who has so far garnered 10.91 percent of the electorate's taste.
For the position of Lieutenant Governor of California, Democrat Eleni Kounalakis, who has held the position since 2019, is the first woman to win the post, with 68.60 percent of the votes, followed by Republican David Fennell with 11.87 percent of the ballots in her favor.
In the case of Secretary of State for California, the current incumbent, Democrat Shirley Nash Weber, holds a strong position, with 73.74 percent of the vote so far, followed by Republican Rob Bernosky with 12.40 percent.
For Comptroller, incumbent Board of Equalization District 2 Chair Malia M. Cohen leads with 26.34 percent of the vote, but close on her heels is North Carolina Republican Lanhee Chen, who so far has 23.32 percent of the vote for Comptroller.
For Treasurer, Fiona Ma, with 72.77 percent of the vote advances to a runoff, possibly accompanied by her Republican challenger, Jack M. Guerrero, who holds 16.01 percent of the ballots in her favor.
The position of California Attorney General is being fought by 6 candidates, Rob Bonta leads the field with 68.32 percent of the vote, more than 56 percentage points ahead of Republican Eric Temprano who has 11.96 percent of the vote.
In the case of Insurance Commissioner, Ricardo Lara, the current incumbent, leads with 42.27 percent of the vote, just over 17 percentage points ahead of fellow Democrat Marc Levine, who has obtained 25.15 percent of the vote.
For the State Board of Equalization District 2 seat, Democrat Sally J. Lieber is leading with 55.90 percent of the vote, followed by Peter Coe Verbica with 24.69 percent of the vote.
For U.S. Representative for District 15, Kevin Mullin leads with 41.05 percent of the vote; for the same office, but for District 16, Anna G. Eshoo leads with 58.03 percent of the vote. Eshoo with 58.03 percent of the vote.
For state Assembly member for District 9, Phil Ting wins with 78.86 percent of the vote; for the same seat, but for District 21, Diane Papan wins with 44.72 percent; and for District 23, Marc Berman wins with 76.26 percent.
As Superintendent of Public Instruction, the frontrunner, so far, is Tony K. Thurmond with 58.12 percent of the vote.
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