Hilton, Becerra Heading for Runoff in CA Governor Race

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra appeared today to be heading for a November runoff election, outdistancing a large field of competitors in the state’s gubernatorial primary. With returns still being counted statewide, at press time, Hilton had 1,387,459 votes, or 27.8%, while Becerra received 1,267,375 votes, or 25.4%, according to the California Secretary of State’s Office. Democrat and billionaire hedge fund manager Tom Steyer was third with 979,265 votes, or 19.6%, followed by Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco with 567,033, or 11.3%. It was unclear how many ballots remained to be tallied from Tuesday’s…