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SF politics
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Republicans top California's confounding race for governor, new poll shows

Two Republican candidates lead in California's 2026 gubernatorial race despite the state's Democratic dominance, with Democrats fragmented and uninspired by their crowded candidate field.
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SF politics
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks ago

Crowded race: 10 candidates official running to be your next governor of California

California's gubernatorial primary features ten candidates, the most competitive field in years, with no clear frontrunner and potential for multiple Democrats to advance to the general election.
US Elections
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Opinion: State's Democrats could sleep better if voters could rank gubernatorial choices

California's top-two primary system risks producing two Republican finalists if Democrats split votes across a crowded field, potentially leaving voters without a Democratic choice for governor.
California
fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
2 weeks ago

Fearing GOP upset, top California Democrat urges lagging candidates for governor to drop out of race

California Democratic Party Chair warns lagging candidates to exit race to prevent vote-splitting that could allow two Republicans to advance under the state's top-two primary system.
SF politics
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks ago

Crowded race: 10 candidates official running to be your next governor of California

California's gubernatorial primary features ten candidates, the most competitive field in years, with no clear frontrunner and potential for multiple Democrats to advance to the general election.
US Elections
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Opinion: State's Democrats could sleep better if voters could rank gubernatorial choices

California's top-two primary system risks producing two Republican finalists if Democrats split votes across a crowded field, potentially leaving voters without a Democratic choice for governor.
California
fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
2 weeks ago

Fearing GOP upset, top California Democrat urges lagging candidates for governor to drop out of race

California Democratic Party Chair warns lagging candidates to exit race to prevent vote-splitting that could allow two Republicans to advance under the state's top-two primary system.
#california-gubernatorial-race
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks ago

Fearing GOP upset, top California Democrat urges lagging candidates for governor to drop out of race

California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks warned in a statement that for all the state's liberal bona fides it was possible that a large Democratic field could carve up the party's primary vote into small fractions and allow only two Republican candidates to advance to the November election. The all-GOP general election is possible under California's unusual top-two primary system, which puts all candidates on one ballot and only the top two vote-getters advance to November, regardless of party.
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California
fromIntelligencer
3 weeks ago

California's Warring GOP Candidates Need Each Other to Win

California's 2026 gubernatorial race features an unusually crowded Democratic field with no clear frontrunner, risking an all-Republican general election due to the state's top-two primary system.
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