Steve Hilton, the Republican nominee for California governor, says he can win on Nov. 3 if the people who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 turn out again. The catch is that a midterm draws far fewer voters than a presidential year, and the latest poll has him 28 points behind Democrat Xavier Becerra.
Hilton laid out his math on Real America's Voice on Tuesday. "I'll need six million votes," he said. "In 2024, President Trump got 6.1 million in California without even really campaigning here." He called turnout "a big ask" because "you don't get a presidential year turnout usually in the midterm," but said, "the point is that we can do it."
Steve Hilton's math for CA: "I'll need 6M votes. In 2024, President Trump got 6.1M in California without even really campaigning here."
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) October 27, 2026
The catch: "You don't get a presidential year turnout usually in a midterm... the point is that we CAN do it."@SteveHiltonx pic.twitter.com/rHPXddKwBB
The numbers are public. The Secretary of State certified 6,081,697 votes for Trump in 2024, 38.3 percent, against 9,276,179 for Kamala Harris, in a presidential electorate of about 15.9 million. The READ MORE AT SOURCE »
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