Becerra Leads Hilton in California Governor Poll

California voters chose between Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton for governor on November 3, with pre-election polling showing Becerra ahead. The election outcome was not reported in the accounts available by November 4, so the polling and predictions about when the race might be called are not results. A UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times found 61% of likely voters supported Becerra and 34% supported Hilton. The online survey covered 1,477 likely voters from October 19 through November 2 and had a margin of error of three percentage points. Those figures describe voter preferences before Election Day, not counted or certified ballots. Democratic pollster Paul Mitchell predicted the governor’s race would be called quickly on election night. He also said several congressional races and the Los Angeles mayoral contest could take days to resolve as later ballots were counted. His comments were forecasts, not reports of election results. Mitchell estimated that the San Francisco congressional contest between state Sen. Scott Wiener and Supervisor Connie Chan could remain unresolved until Friday. He also...