Winner, unofficial result · Governor, CA
Xavier Becerra
Governor-elect of California (born 1958)
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (race summary table) · read 2026-11-04
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +28.1, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Xavier Becerra is an American attorney and politician who is the governor-elect of California. A member of the Democratic Party, Becerra previously served as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services under President Joe Biden from 2021 to…
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2025 and as the 33rd attorney general of California from 2017 to 2021. He also served in the California State Assembly and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-09 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- January 26, 1958 (age 68)
- Education
- Stanford Law School, Juris Doctor, 1984
- University of Salamanca
- Stanford University, Bachelor of Arts (economics), 1980
- C. K. McClatchy High School
- Occupation
- lawyer, jurist, prosecutor
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
Governor, CA. Won.
- Xavier Becerra Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (race summary table) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +28.1, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
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Record
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Contact and links
- Website
- xavierbecerra2026.com via Wikidata
- Campaign email
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 11:07 PM ET
- 2021 to 2025United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Wikidata
- 2018Attorney General, CA · General · won · 7,790,743 votes (63.6%) Vugol.Me record
- 2017 to 2021Attorney General of California Wikidata
- 2013 to 2017Democratic Caucus Chairman of the United States House of Representatives Wikidata
- 2013 to 2017United States representative Wikidata
- 2009 to 2013Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman of the United States House of Representatives Wikidata
- 2009 to 2013United States representative Wikidata
- 1993 to 2009United States representative Wikidata
- 1990 to 1992member of the California State Assembly Wikidata
- 1987 to 1990deputy attorney general Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q1855840). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (race summary table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_gubernatorial_elections&oldid=1383740551
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 11:07 PM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Becerra
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1855840
- Roster, Wikipedia (secondary source) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_California_gubernatorial_election&oldid=1375164727
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