Democratic candidate Xavier Becerra, who served as U.S. secretary of health and human services in the Joe Biden administration, is the most likely candidate to win California 's gubernatorial race, according to betting odds, amid a campaign to change the rules for future elections. For months, California's use of a top‑two “jungle” primary—meaning the two candidates who receive the most votes, regardless of party, advance to the November midterms—had fueled anxiety among Democrats that the