Winner of California Governor’s Race Announced

The first-place finisher in the race to succeed Gavin Newsom as California governor has been announced.

CNN’s Decision Desk projected Friday that Becerra would advance to the general election after building an insurmountable lead over several rivals competing for one of the top two spots.

Advertisement The result comes as a major relief for California Democrats, who had worried that multiple candidates splitting the vote could potentially allow two Republicans to advance under the state’s top-two primary system.