Select what genuinely interests you. Your picks feed directly into our editorial planning. NBC News, based on AP data, projects Xavier Becerra as the winner of the California governor's race against Steve Hilton. At 06:14 CET the count stood at 65.0 to 35.0 percent with 46.5 percent counted. Polls in California close at 05:00 CET. Gavin Newsom cannot run for a third term, and Republicans have not won the governorship since 2006. On the same ballot is Proposition 40, a one-time 5 percent tax on California residents worth more than $1 billion, which has drawn more than $140 million in opposition donations according to filings through 22 October, with Ripple and its co-founder Chris Larsen among the donors. On Proposition 40, Yes stood at 43.5 and No at 56.5 percent with 47 percent counted at 06:14 CET. Polymarket put passage at 1.6 percent at 06:14 CET.