Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Xavier Becerra wins California race for governor with vows to resist Trump’s agenda

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Son of Mexican immigrants will become state’s first Latino governor since 1875 after victory over ex-Fox News host Steve Hilton<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/03/midterm-election-results-live-updates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US midterm elections – live updates</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/nov/03/midterm-elections-full-results-senate-house-governor-races" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Track live results from all 50 states</a>Xavier Becerra, the Democratic former health and human services secretary, was elected governor of California, marking the historic ascension of a longtime public servant who has vowed to resist Donald Trump’s agenda for the final two years of his presidency.Becerra, 68, is the son of Mexican immigrants and will become California’s first Latino governor since 1875, a milestone in a state where more than 40% of <a href="https://www.ppic.org/publication/californias-population/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">residents</a> are Latino and nearly one in two children has an immigrant parent. Becerra was the overwhelming favorite to defeat Steve Hilton, the Republican endorsed by Trump. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/xavier-becerra-steve-hilton-california-governor" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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