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Matt Mahan concedes just minutes after polls close in humiliating end

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Matt Mahan conceded the governor’s race almost immediately after the polls closed Wednesday, the last moderate Democrat hope crushed between Republicans clamoring for change and partisan Democrats still chasing left-wing dreams.

As the first results came in, they reflected what had become conventional wisdom. In the race for governor, Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton were nearly tied at the top, several points ahead of Democrat Tom Steyer and Republican Chad Bianco.

There will be no all-Republican general election. But there will at least be a contest between the status quo and a voice for change.

Becerra began the campaign........

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