Xavier Becerra advances to California governor general election

Xavier Becerra, California's Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former U.S. health secretary, advanced to the state's general election after the Associated Press called the race on Friday night. AP vote totals showed Becerra narrowly ahead of Republican Steve Hilton, with Tom Steyer in third place. The result sends Becerra into the November contest to replace termlimited Gov. Gavin Newsom. Becerra said the outcome was a win for working Californians and framed the campaign as a fight over the state's future. His campaign also said he would be the first Latino candidate to move from a California gubernatorial primary to the general election, and that a victory in November would make him the state's first Latino governor since 1875.