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California Governor

The California Governor race has 2 tracked candidates in the 2026 election cycle.

Cook PVI

D+22

Last Margin

19.3%

Candidates

Democrat Incumbent

Gavin Newsom

Governor

California's governor navigating national ambitions and a state at the center of America's biggest fights.

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Republican

Chad Bianco

Governor

Riverside County's sheriff is running for governor of California — a MAGA-aligned law enforcement figure whose polling in a deep-blue open-seat race says something about the state's anti-incumbent mood.

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