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Becerra, Trump-backed Hilton set to duke it out in California governor's race

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Becerra, Trump-backed Hilton set to duke it out in California governor's race

Republican candidate Steve Hilton won the second of two spots in the California Governor's Primary race on Monday evening, nearly a week after election day. The post BREAKING: Republican Candidate Steve Hilton Advances in California Governor's Primary Race appeared first on The Gateway Pundit .

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Republican candidate Steve Hilton won the second of two spots in the California Governor's Primary race on Monday evening, nearly a week after election day. The post BREAKING: Republican Candidate Steve Hilton Advances in California Governor's Primary Race appeared first on The Gateway Pundit .

Former state Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) and former Fox News host Steve Hilton, a Republican, are projected to advance to the general election for governor of California, according to Decision Desk HQ. The race for California governor is on track for a two-person runoff in November between veteran Democratic politician Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton, a British-born television personality endorsed by President Donald Trump. Republican, Trump-backed candidate Steve Hilton won the second of two spots in the California Governor's Primary race on Monday evening, nearly a week after election day.

The post BREAKING: Republican Candidate Steve Hilton Advances in California Governor's Primary Race appeared first on The Gateway Pundit. Republican Steve Hilton will advance to the November gubernatorial election after nearly a week of counting late-arriving ballots, locking Democrat Tom Steyer out of the race.

The Hill reported the story as "Becerra, Trump-backed Hilton set to duke it out in California governor's race." Gateway Pundit reported the story as "Republican Candidate Steve Hilton Advances in California Governor's Primary Race."

Coverage is split across the political spectrum: 2 center outlets, 2 right-leaning outlets. L1FE compares the framing across these sources rather than amplifying any single outlet's interpretation.

4 sources have covered this story, including Gateway Pundit, The Hill, Bloomberg and The Daily Wire. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 23 hours ago.

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