Becerra, Steyer and Hilton Lead Bay Area Primary Counts as 6 of 9 Counties Stay Below 50%
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Updated · KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco · Jun 3
Becerra, Steyer and Hilton Lead Bay Area Primary Counts as 6 of 9 Counties Stay Below 50%
3 articles · Updated · KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco · Jun 3
Summary
Six of nine Bay Area counties had counted less than 50% of primary ballots by Wednesday afternoon, leaving California's governor's race unsettled despite early county-level leaders.
Xavier Becerra led in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma, while Tom Steyer ran first in San Francisco and Marin and Steve Hilton led in Napa and Solano.
Santa Clara offered Becerra's biggest raw vote edge so far, with just over 59,000 votes to Hilton's nearly 49,900, while San Francisco gave Steyer about 40,600 votes against Becerra's just under 30,000.
The partial returns suggest a split Bay Area map, with Becerra strongest across several large-population counties, Steyer holding urban and affluent pockets, and Hilton competitive in a handful of counties as thousands of ballots remain uncounted.