# Xavier Becerra Declared Winner of California Governor’s Race

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/xavier-becerra-declared-winner-of-california-governors-race/
- Published: 2026-11-04T04:03:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T07:05:19+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/politics/news/xavier-becerra-wins-california-governors-race-1236938620/
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics

## Key points

- Xavier Becerra won California’s governor’s race.
- He has not committed to expanding the film tax credit.
- Newsom proposed raising the credit to $1 billion.

## Summary

Xavier Becerra has been declared the winner of California’s governor’s race, defeating Republican Steve Hilton after leading the June primary. His campaign focused on lowering energy costs, pursuing universal health care and opposing President Donald Trump, whom Becerra said he had sued more than 100 times as California attorney general.

The result leaves Becerra to decide whether to expand California’s film and television tax incentive, an issue important to Hollywood. Governor Gavin Newsom proposed increasing the annual credit from $750 million to $1 billion and extending it to 2040, but Becerra has made no firm commitment. He previously served in Congress, as state attorney general and as US health secretary; he became the Democratic frontrunner after Eric Swalwell withdrew from the race.

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