“We are very happy with the results, we could not be happier,” California Republican Party Chairman Jim Brulte said in an interview Tuesday night. 2 slot behind Mr. Cox. Mr. Cox, who in 2016 voted for libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson over Mr. Trump, edged out his main GOP rival, Travis Allen, a conservative state assemblyman. While Mr. Trump is anathema to Democrats in this deeply blue state, Mr. Cox has openly embraced the president’s endorsement, even though he didn’t vote for him in 2016. Mr. Newsom, meanwhile, campaigned as a progressive, promising to position the state as a major foil to Mr. Trump.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 06, 2018 05:31 UTC