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All tracked outcomes
Outcome
Prob.
24h
7d
Steve Hilton
3.5%
-0.8pp
-0.5pp
Tom Steyer
0.1%
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Rick Caruso
0.1%
—
—
Alex Padilla
0.1%
—
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Katie Porter
0.1%
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Antonio Villaraigosa
0.1%
—
—
Stephen Cloobeck
0.1%
—
—
Butch Ware
0.1%
—
—
Betty Yee
0.1%
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30-day history: Xavier Becerra
30d ago: 95.0%Today: 96.0%+0.9pp
What's moving this market
Updated Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:02:55 UTC
California's governor market has barely moved in the past 24 hours, and the small shifts that did occur point to positioning rather than news. Xavier Becerra's implied probability edged up 0.1 percentage point to 96.0%, while Steve Hilton fell 0.8 points to 3.5%. Every other named candidate sits at 0.1%. With about three weeks until the Nov. 4 resolution, traders have all but settled the question.
The news feed over the past 48 hours contains nothing that touches the California gubernatorial race directly. Stories on Indian election protests, immigration enforcement in Minnesota, Australian tax politics, and a federal judge's order blocking taxpayer-funded ads featuring President Trump all concern national or foreign matters. A storm report notes that Southern California was battered by Rachel, but no candidate response or policy angle appears in the coverage, and a weather event of that kind would rarely move a race this lopsided on its own.
The Hilton decline fits a pattern visible over the past month: his odds have slid from roughly 4.7% toward 3.5% while Becerra has drifted upward from about 95.1%. Traders appear to be closing out long-shot positions as the resolution date approaches, and the market's thin volume outside the top two names amplifies small trades. No single news item accounts for the move; it is better read as consolidation in a market that has long since priced Becerra's victory as near-certain.
Drivers
No clear news driver — No California-specific news item explains the move; Hilton's decline reflects position-squaring and thin volume as the election approaches.
California's governor market has barely moved in the past 24 hours, and the small shifts that did occur point to positioning rather than news. Xavier Becerra's implied probability edged up 0.1 percentage point to 96.0%, while Steve Hilton fell 0.8 points to 3.5%. Every other named candidate sits at 0.1%. With about three weeks until the Nov. 4 resolution, traders have all but settled the question.
The news feed over the past 48 hours contains nothing that touches the California gubernatorial race directly. Stories on Indian election protests, immigration enforcement in Minnesota, Australian tax politics, and a federal judge's order blocking taxpayer-funded ads featuring President Trump all concern national or foreign matters. A storm report notes that Southern California was battered by Rachel, but no candidate response or policy angle appears in the coverage, and a weather event of that kind would rarely move a race this lopsided on its own.
The Hilton decline fits a pattern visible over the past month: his odds have slid from roughly 4.7% toward 3.5% while Becerra has drifted upward from about 95.1%. Traders appear to be closing out long-shot positions as the resolution date approaches, and the market's thin volume outside the top two names amplifies small trades. No single news item accounts for the move; it is better read as consolidation in a market that has long since priced Becerra's victory as near-certain.