Billionaire Tom Steyer outspends the field in California governor’s race 2 to 1

As the wide-open California governor’s race heats up, billionaire self-funded candidate Tom Steyer has spent nearly twice as much on his election bid as the rest of the field combined — but has yet to surge ahead of the pack in polls.

Steyer’s campaign has shelled out at least $27.4 million, primarily on a flood of television and digital ads, according to new election disclosures for the filing period ending Dec. 31. That’s compared to $15 million from 10 other contenders seeking to replace Gov.