Key questions linger as California wraps up primaries

The closely watched primaries for California governor and Los Angeles mayor were too close to call early Wednesday as half a dozen states held key contests set to shape the November midterms.   Former Fox News host Steve Hilton (R) and former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra (D) were leading the race to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), with 62 percent of the vote in as of 7:30 a.m.…