What Went Down In The June 7 Primaries

The first votes are starting to trickle in in the California attorney general race. With an estimated 11 percent of the vote reporting, incumbent Democrat Rob Bonta leads with 54 percent. Republican Nathan Hochman is in second place with 23 percent. Independent Anne Marie Schubert, probably the only candidate who could give Bonta a scare in November, is in fourth place with just 7 percent.

With 11 percent of the expected vote in, Newsom has 58 percent of the vote and Republican challenger Brian Dahle has 18 percent of the vote. No surprises here.

It’s still early, but we’re starting to get some results from the California Senate races for the seat’s current, truncated term and the next full one. In both, Sen. Alex Padilla is leading his challengers. According to The New York Times, which has 9 percent of precincts reporting, Padilla leads with roughly 50 percent of the vote. His nearest challenger, Republican Mark Meuser, currently sits in second at 16 percent. The special election to finish out Padilla’s truncated term shows much of the same: With 9 percent of precincts reporting, Padilla currently leads with 51 percent of the vote compared to Meuser’s 24 percent.