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 Opinion · 2026 California Governor's Race California Needs Steve Hilton — and the Numbers Prove It As the June 2 primary arrives, one candidate stands clearly apart: a pragmatic outsider with a concrete affordability agenda, a compelling populist vision, and the coalition-building potential California desperately needs. Editorial Desk May 30, 2026 Analysis & Opinion Steve Hilton, Republican candidate for California Governor Steve Hilton, Republican gubernatorial candidate. He has led the GOP field in polls and secured a key endorsement from President Trump ahead of the June 2 primary. California is in crisis. The state ranks first in the nation in poverty rates when adjusted for cost of living, first in gas prices, and first in housing unaffordability. After nearly two decades of uninterrupted Democratic control of the governorship, the state legislature, and the state senate, the Golden State has grown tarnished. The question for voters on June 2 is not merely which candida...