Here We Go Again: Late ‘Mail-In Ballots’ Cut Into GOP Leads In California

As results continue to come in, both races are being closely watched for signs of whether California is about to have a major shift to the right in California.

As votes continue to be counted on Wednesday morning, here is where the candidates stand in their respective races.

As of Wednesday morning, with roughly 60 percent of the vote counted in California’s gubernatorial primary, Republican Steve Hilton has maintained a lead over the Democratic field

Hilton has received about 28 percent of the vote, while former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra trails at roughly 25 percent.

🚨 JUST IN: Nithya Raman is STRONGLY GAINING on Spencer Pratt in the late LA mayoral mail-in drops nearly 24 hours after poll close

If this keeps going, it will KEEP GETTING *MUCH* CLOSER.

In one drop, she closed ~3,000 votes, now trailing by 37,000. 322,000 votes remain.… pic.twitter.com/cVf47D8P5C

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 4, 2026

Progressive billionaire Tom Steyer is currently in third place with around 20 percent.

Not bad, right? California could be turning a corner, away from these loony left-wing Democrats – right?

Um, not so fast. Here comes the ‘late mail-in ballot’ dumps. Could be we’re witnessing first hand another political screw job: