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US Politics Daily@uspoliticsdailyUC Berkeley students are feeling upbeat after Democrats won most Senate and House seats in the Nov. 3 midterms. Xavier Becerra was also elected California governor.
Hundreds lined up to vote at Eshelmann Hall on Tuesday night, with some waiting over an hour. For many, it was their first federal election.
Some students hope the results bring less federal scrutiny of the campus. Others were disappointed that Proposition 40, a one-time tax on billionaires, failed.
US Politics Daily@uspoliticsdailyDemocrat Xavier Becerra won California's governor's race on Tuesday, succeeding term-limited Gavin Newsom. Republican Steve Hilton has conceded.
Becerra, 68, takes office on Jan. 4, and his first budget proposal is due only days later. He plans to treat housing as an emergency, accelerate building, and settle who pays for megafire damage, while protecting Medi-Cal coverage despite as much as $30 billion in looming federal cuts.
Hilton has vowed to work toward breaking the Democrats' supermajority in the Legislature in 2028.
