The state assemblyman wants to go to Congress to take on MAGA, but says that Democrats need to show Americans that they are "gonna make their lives better. Quickly."
Steve Hilton, a Republican, and Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, were leading in election night returns. Tom Steyer, another Democrat, urged patience as more votes were being counted.
Without a dominant candidate in the governor's race, Democratic voters ultimately wanted to ensure that their party wasn't shut out of the general election.
Ms. von Wilpert's win in Tuesday's open primary eliminated Democrats' fears that two Republicans would advance to November in the 48th Congressional District.