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Gallagher & McGuire lead race to represent redrawn District 1

Gallagher & McGuire lead race to represent redrawn District 1

Assemblyman has largest share of votes in preliminary results
Early returns from the 1st Congressional District primary election show Republican James Gallagher leading with 47% of the vote, followed by Democrat Mike McGuire with 37.5%. Chico Democrat Audrey Denney trails with about 13%, according to results reported at 2 p.m. today. Gallagher, from East Nicolas in Sutter County,  and McGuire, from Healdsburg in Sonoma County, will likely move on …

Governor’s race: Hilton vs. Becerra

Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra will probably compete to be California governor in November, unofficial results indicate.

Hilton garnered almost 28% of the vote with 1.4 million votes and Becerra almost 26% with 1.3 million. Democrat Tom Steyer was third with almost 20%. The top two candidates will appear on the ballot in the November general election.

The top candidates raised large campaign amounts from out of state: 33% of $14.2 million for Hilton; 24% of $13.6 million for Becerra. Hilton’s top contributors were Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions of Oregon; $484,299; Rupert Murdoch and Fox TV, over $40,000; and Hilton himself, $190,099. 

Becerra received nearly 100 contributions from individuals, PACs and companies for the maximum allowable amount of $39,200 each.

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