2026年6月5日 晚上8:16 美国东部夏令时 / 《华盛顿邮报》
共和党人史蒂夫·希尔顿仍领先民主党人汤姆·斯泰尔，位居大选第二轮候选人的第二位。
作者：普丽维娜·索马桑德拉姆
加州州长候选人泽维尔·贝塞拉周二选举夜在洛杉矶出席活动。（杰·C.洪/美联社 摄）
美国合众社周五预测，前卫生部长、民主党人泽维尔·贝塞拉将晋级大选。他在加州州长选举后期实现了惊人的逆袭。
目前尚不清楚谁将与贝塞拉共同出现在11月的大选选票上。共和党人、前福克斯新闻主持人史蒂夫·希尔顿和亿万富翁气候活动家汤姆·斯泰尔是最有望晋级的两人，但由于该州正在清点周二初选期间寄出且盖有邮戳的邮寄选票，这场竞选结果可能需要数天甚至更长时间才能最终揭晓。
在加州初选中，所有候选人不分党派共同参与同一张选票的角逐，得票最高的两人将晋级大选。
本届旨在接替任期届满的州长加文·纽瑟姆（民主党）的选举候选人阵容庞大，导致两党都担心选票会被多方分散，从而让本党被排除在大选之外。
拥挤的参选阵营让州长候选人更难脱颖而出。除此之外，他们都缺乏在这个拥有近4000万人口的人口大州建立知名度所需的政治光环或影视明星效应。
今年4月，前国会议员埃里克·斯瓦尔韦尔在选情开始领先之际，因性侵和行为不端指控退选，民主党候选人意外获得了重整选情的机会。
贝塞拉的竞选团队无疑从这场混乱中获益最多。
此前民调表现平平、竞选活动鲜受关注的贝塞拉意外崛起，成为民主党领跑者。这位长期担任加州议员的前官员被选民视为履历深厚、稳妥的选择。如果当选，贝塞拉将成为该州现代史上首位拉丁裔州长——该州拉丁裔人口占比达41%。
凭借初选胜利，贝塞拉扭转了外界对他“乏味候选人、过于迎合建制派民主党人”的批评。但他的盟友表示，他的“平淡”反而是优势，在日益混乱的初选中成为选民可靠的选择。
贝塞拉的竞选重点是解决加州的经济困境，他比最接近的民主党对手斯泰尔更为温和。斯泰尔自掏腰包超过2亿美元发起民粹主义竞选，呼吁推行全民医保并对亿万富翁增税。
其他知名民主党候选人包括前国会女议员凯蒂·波特、圣何塞市长马特·马汉和前洛杉矶市长安东尼奥·维拉莱戈萨，他们的得票率远远落后于其他参选者。
Democrat Xavier Becerra advances in California governor’s race
June 5, 2026 at 8:16 p.m. EDT / The Washington Post
Steve Hilton, a Republican, still leads Tom Steyer, a Democrat, for the second spot in the general election.
By Praveena Somasundaram
California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra on election night Tuesday in Los Angeles. (Jae C. Hong/AP)
Former health secretary Xavier Becerra, a Democrat who pulled off a stunning rise late in the California governor’s race, will advance to the general election, the Associated Press projected Friday.
It’s unclear who will meet Becerra on the November ballot. Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, and billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer are in the best position to advance, but it could take days or longer before the race is called as the state keeps tallying mailed ballots that were postmarked by the Tuesday primary.
In California primaries, all candidates run on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation. The top two vote-getters go to the general election.
This year’s race to succeed term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) featured a massive group of candidates, leading both Democrats and Republicans to worry their party would be locked out of the general election because votes would be split many ways.
The crowded field made it harder for the gubernatorial candidates to distinguish themselves. Beyond that, they lacked the political or movie-screen stardom that go a long way in building name recognition in the most populous state with nearly 40 million residents.
In April, the Democratic candidates got an unexpected chance to reset when former congressman Eric Swalwell, who had started to pull ahead in the race, dropped out after allegations of sexual assault and misconduct.
Becerra’s campaign arguably benefited the most from the frenzy.
After lackluster polling and little attention to his campaign, Becerra began an unexpected ascent to become the Democratic front-runner. The former longtime California congressman was seen by voters as a stable pick with a deep political résumé. If elected, Becerra would become the first Latino governor in modern history in a 41 percent Latino state.
With his primary win, Becerra surmounted criticism that he was an unexciting candidate too aligned with establishment Democrats. But his allies said him being boring was an asset, making him a reliable choice for voters in an increasingly chaotic primary.
Becerra, who focused his campaign on addressing California’s economic struggles, is more moderate than his closest Democratic rival, Steyer, who spent more than $200 million of his own money on a populist campaign calling for universal health care and raising taxes on billionaires.
Other prominent Democratic candidates including former congresswoman Katie Porter, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa trailed far behind the rest of the pack.
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