英国前首相戴维·卡梅伦的高级顾问史蒂夫·希尔顿在加利福尼亚州州长竞选中败给了民主党人哈维尔·贝塞拉。
Steve Hilton, the former senior adviser to British Prime Minister David Cameron, has lost his bid for California governor to Democrat Xavier Becerra.
希尔顿获得了唐纳德·特朗普总统的背书，作为共和党人在该普遍自由派占优的州面临艰难战局。加州投票结束几分钟内，媒体即预测他落败。
Hilton, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, faced an uphill battle as a Republican in the widely liberal state. His loss was projected within minutes of polls closing in California.
民调曾显示他获胜希望渺茫，尤其是在民主党取得历史性胜利的选举之夜。他竞选主张“拯救”加州，摆脱他所描述的繁重官僚主义和经济衰退。
Polls had suggested he had a slim chance at victory, especially on an election night where Democrats saw historic wins. He had campaigned to "save" the state from what he described as overbearing bureaucracy and economic decline.
贝塞拉将成为150多年来加州首位拉丁裔州长。他将接替因任期限制卸任的加文·纽森。
Becerra will be the state's first Latino governor in more than 150 years. He succeeds term-limited Gavin Newsom.
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相比之下，希尔顿——卡梅伦执政时期英国保守党“大社会”议程的设计师之一——在州长竞选中将自己包装为政治局外人。
In contrast, Hilton - an architect of the UK Conservative Party's "Big Society" agenda under Cameron - presented himself as a political outsider in the governor's race.
他的竞选主张恢复他所称“世界上最不可思议之地”的负担得起与机会均等。
His campaign pushed to restore affordability and opportunity in what he described as "the most incredible place in the world".
双方均将竞选重点放在金州的高生活成本、住房负担能力、能源政策及与联邦政府的关系上。
Both he and Becerra both focused their campaigns on the Golden State's high cost of living, housing affordability, energy policy and relations with the federal government.
“我们战斗了，我们赢了，”贝塞拉周二晚在州首府萨克拉门托的胜选演说中表示。他指出，过去几年在特朗普领导下对该州而言艰难，“但我们坚持下来了，反击回去。感觉像是‘不可能的任务’，我们知道这是‘必要的任务’”。他告诉支持者：“你们现在进入了贝塞拉时代”。
"We fought and we won," Becerra said in a victory speech on Tuesday night in Sacramento, the state's capital. He noted that the last few years have been tough for the state under Trump's leadership but "we hung in there, fought back. It felt like mission: impossible, we knew it was mission: necessary". He told supporters that, "you have now entered the Becerra era".
希尔顿同样在支持者集会上发言，承认了败选，并提到所谓的“民主党浪潮”席卷全国大部分地区，使民主党完全控制了美国国会。
Hilton, also speaking at an event with supporters, acknowledged his loss and the so-called Democrat wave washing over much of the country, which allowed Democrats full control of the US Congress.
他说：“也许正如你在全国各地所见，今年不是作为共和党人竞选公职的最佳年份，但我要告诉你，这是作为共和党人竞选公职的最佳地点，因为没有比加利福尼亚州更好的地方了。”
"Maybe this isn't the best year to be running for office as a Republican when you see what's going on around the country, but I tell you what, this is the best place to be running for office as a Republican because there is nowhere better than California," he said.
他称加利福尼亚州是“地球上最伟大国家中最伟大的地方”，并表示能在竞选期间走遍全州是一种荣幸和快乐。他补充道：“我们期盼的变革或许会推迟，但变革终将到来。”
He called California "the greatest place in the greatest nation on earth" and said it was that was an honour and a joy to have travelled the state during his campaign. He added: "The change we hoped for may be delayed but the change is coming".
州长竞选最初汇聚了一批竞争者，但焦点后来集中在众议员埃里克·斯沃韦尔身上，他原本似乎在竞争中领先，却因性侵指控退出了竞选，他已否认这些指控。
The state governor's race kicked off with an array of contenders but came into focus when congressman Eric Swalwell, who appeared to be an early leader in the contest, dropped out of the race over sexual assault allegations, which he has denied.
贝塞拉和希尔顿最终在六月初选中脱颖而出成为领跑者，击败了进步派亿万富翁汤姆·斯泰尔。指南：什么是美国中期选举？
Becerra and Hilton ultimately emerged as the frontrunners in the June primary, edging out progressive billionaire Tom Steyer. GUIDE: What are the US midterms?
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