Calif. voters give Brown another turn as governor
LOS ANGELES — California voters on Tuesday returned Democrat Jerry Brown to the governor@@@s office 28 years after he left it.With his win Tuesday, the 72-year-old state attorney general will take the helm of a state mired in recession and high unemployment after defeating Republican Meg Whitman, the billionaire former eBay CEO who spent $142 million of her personal fortune on her campaign.Brown@@@s victory will return the governor@@@s office in the most populous US state to Democratic control. Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger leaves in January after more than seven years in office.ByREUTERS06/08/2025 07:57 AMByREUTERS06/08/2025 05:36 AMByMAARIV06/07/2025 02:33 PMByWALLA!06/07/2025 11:18 AMByREUTERS06/07/2025 03:25 AM