Javier Besera wins the election for governor in California Former US health minister Javier Besera wins the election of the head of the country's most populous state, reports TASS citing Bloomberg. The Associated Press estimates that Democrats have 65.2% of the vote after 49% of the ballots have been processed. Becerra will be the first Latino politician to serve as governor of California in 150 years. He previously served as the Secretary of Health in the Joe Biden administration and was a member of the US Congress.