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After months of campaigning, millions of dollars\u2019 worth of advertisements and a 61-candidate ballot for governor that included names such as LivingForGod AndCountry DeMott and Barack D. Obama Shaw, California voters have arrived at the next phase of the election:<\/p>\n

The wait.<\/p>\n

After counting late into election night, just 54% of the vote for governor has been tallied as of Wednesday afternoon, according to an estimate from the Associated Press. Many of the state\u2019s largest counties won\u2019t issue another update until Thursday \u2014 or even Friday \u2014 meaning longer waits for hundreds of thousands of votes that could have an impact on the race.<\/p>\n

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Once again, the crawling pace could draw false accusations, largely from national Republicans, that something nefarious is happening with the count in California. Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged that concern when he recently urged election officials to speed up their work.<\/p>\n

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Read more Richmond Mayoral Race: Jimenez and Anderson Likely Headed for Runoff in November<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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