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Former Rep. Katie Porter conceded in the race for governor about two hours after polls closed Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

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Porter, in a video posted to YouTube, acknowledged that votes are still being counted but said she would not advance to the general election in the fall. By 10 p.m., Tuesday, Porter was in a distant fifth in the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut as I look back on this race, I am so incredibly proud of the campaign that we built together,\u201d Porter said. \u201cTogether, we talked about the issues that were important to California, particularly affordability and bringing down costs, including making housing the top issue in our campaign because it\u2019s the top expense for most California families.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTalking about taking on Donald Trump, abolishing ICE, standing up for the rights of every single Californian. That\u2019s what this campaign was about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Early, unofficial results from the secretary of state showed Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra neck-and-neck for first place, with Democrat Tom Steyer\u00a0rounding out the top three.<\/p>\n

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa were also quick to concede Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

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Porter, in her video, thanked her supporters and her team. She also lauded her campaign as one that did not take money from corporations.<\/p>\n

\u201cRunning a race like this isn\u2019t easy, and coming up short is hard, but democracy is worth doing hard things for. Stay in the fight, stay in touch, and thank you for believing in me,\u201d Porter said.<\/p>\n

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Porter, a UC Irvine law professor who represented Orange County in Congress for three terms, launched her campaign for governor in March 2025. She was briefly considered to be leading the pack of Democrats vying for governor but failed to gain traction, particularly after a pair of videos showing her interactions with a journalist and former staffer went viral. She then \u2014 and in later debates \u2014 said she\u2019s apologized and taken responsibility.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday night, Porter expressed gratitude for her team.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of these folks have worked with me now for nine, almost 10 years, some of them are new and have worked with me for 10 weeks, but they\u2019ve all been part of my life, they\u2019ve been part of my journey,\u201d Porter said. \u201cThey are people that have made my experience in politics so much better, and so I just want to say I\u2019m so grateful to all of my staff in this race and in past races.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you for what you do. I can\u2019t wait to cheer you on in your future political endeavors, to watch you as you grow professionally, as you start families. I\u2019m looking forward to continuing to be in touch with all of you,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Porter was not immediately available for comment Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n

This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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