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Xavier Becerra projected as winner of California governor’s race

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Published 10:06 PM

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA, NBC) - NBC News has projected Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.) as the winner of the California governor's race.

Becerra, who served the Health and Human Secretary under the Biden Administration from 2021 to 2025, defeated Republican candidate Steve Hilton in Tuesday's election.

Before he was the Health and Human Secretary, Becerra was the California attorney general from 2017 to 2021, and served in Congress from 1993 to 2017.

To watch Becerra's acceptance speech, see attached video.

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