Two Tech Chiefs Triumph in California

From left to right: Carly Fiorina, Nikki Haley, Meg Whitman, Sharron Angle

By JIM CARLTON, STU WOO And CARI TUNA
WSJ

SAN FRANCISCO—Republican voters in California sent two former Silicon Valley chief executives, Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina, into the races for governor and U.S. Senate against establishment Democrats.

The contest will highlight a sharp partisan split in the state as the candidates tout sharply different solutions to the state's economic problems.

Ms. Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO, beat former Rep. Tom Campbell 57% to 22% with 17% of the Senate votes counted. The AP declared her the winner.

The third major candidate in the GOP Senate race, state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, conceded defeat late Tuesday night, with 18% of the vote. Ms. Fiorina will face Sen. Barbara Boxer, the three-term incumbent with powerful backing, who handily won the Democratic nomination Tuesday.

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