Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton will take the CNN debate stage as they argue to voters they are the best pick to lead the country’s most populous state. Follow for live news updates.

The CNN debate comes days before California counties begin mailing ballots to voters for the November election.

Democrat Xavier Becerra debates Republican Steve Hilton on CNN Wednesday night.

CNN will host a California gubernatorial debate later this month, just weeks before Election Day as voters in the nation’s most populous state decide who will succeed Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Becerra and Hilton face off in a CNN debate as they vie to become California's next governor.

California gubernatorial candidates Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton are set to take the debate stage Wednesday evening for their first debate since advancing from the June primary. Becerra, the former ...

(CNN) — CNN will host a California gubernatorial debate later this month, just weeks before Election Day as voters in the nation’s most populous state decide who will succeed Democratic Gov. Gavin ...