Kounalakis, Yee, Ma among statewide victors in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Controller Betty Yee will all return to office. Eleni Kounalakis will be the first female lieutenant governor. The four are among several statewide offices voters cast ballots for Tuesday. In the contest for insurance commissioner, Republican-turned-independent Steve Poizner had the edge over Democratic Sen. Ricardo Lara.

Here's a look at the down-ballot races:

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ATTORNEY GENERAL

Xavier Becerra, who was appointed California's first Latino attorney general last year after Kamala Harris left for the U.S. Senate, was elected to stay on the job.