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California governor's race becomes battle for second spot

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Republican businessman John Cox has nudged ahead of former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for second place in California's race for governor, while Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom has shored up his front-runner status among voters, according to a new poll from the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California.

The survey released Wednesday night also found that Sen. Dianne Feinstein continues to hold a sizable lead in her re-election bid over fellow Democrat and former state Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon.

With the June 5 primary approaching,

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