2026 California gubernatorial election

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2026 California gubernatorial election
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Incumbent Governor

Gavin Newsom
Democratic



The 2026 California gubernatorial election will take place in the US state on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of California. The nonpartisan top-two primary election will take place on June 2, 2026. Incumbent Democratic governor Gavin Newsom is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.

Contents

Over two dozen candidates have declared, though Republicans have not won a statewide race in California since 2006 or held statewide office since 2011. While California is heavily Democratic, its nonpartisan primary could allow two Republicans to advance amid a fragmented Democratic field. [1] The California Democratic Party has urged low-polling candidates to drop out to prevent this outcome. [2] [3]

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Republican Party

Declared

Not on primary ballot

Withdrawn

Declined

Green Party

Not on primary ballot

Libertarian Party

Declared

  • Nicholas Thompson, college student [12] [4]

Declined

Peace and Freedom Party

Declared

  • Ramsey Robinson, school social worker [a] [53] [4]

No party preference

Declared

  • Naomi Bar-Lev, musician [4]
  • Joseph Cabrera, administrator [4]
  • Elaine Culotti, entrepreneur [54]
  • LivingForGod AndCountry DeMott, chaplin [4]
  • Serge Fiankan, real estate broker [4]
  • Lukasz Adam Filinski [4]
  • Max Fomin, business owner [4]
  • Don J. Grundmann, medical doctor [4]
  • Jon Henderson, business owner [4]
  • Lewis Herms [4] [55]
  • Dawit Kellel [4]
  • Anne Komarovsk, communications executive [4]
  • Duane Terrence Loynes Jr. [4]
  • Amanda Martin, entrepreneur [4]
  • Brent Maupin, civil engineer [4]
  • Daniel Mercuri, author, Republican candidate for governor in 2021 and 2022, and candidate for California's 25th congressional district in 2020 [56]
  • Mauro Alberto Orozco, business owner [4]
  • Reza Safarnejad, business owner [4]
  • Sam Sandak, filmmaker [4]
  • Christine R. Sarmiento, public health nurse [4]
  • Frederic C. Schultz, human rights attorney [4]
  • Margaret Trowe, hospitality worker [4]
  • Nancy D. Young, businesswoman [4]

Not on primary ballot

  • Leonard Jackson, shipping company CEO [57] [4]
  • Ryan Tillman, police officer [58] [4]
  • David Thelen, blogger [58] [4]

Declined

Primary election

Endorsements

Ché Ahn (R)
Individuals
Organizations
Xavier Becerra (D)
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Chad Bianco (R)
Executive branch officials
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Steve Hilton (R)
Executive branch officials
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Individuals
Matt Mahan (D)
U.S. representatives
State legislators
County officials
Individuals
Organizations
Tom Steyer (D)
Executive branch officials
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Eric Swalwell (D)
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Tony Thurmond (D)
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Local officials
Labor union
Organizations
Antonio Villaraigosa (D)
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions
Newspapers
Butch Ware (G)
Political parties
State legislators
Betty Yee (D)
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Toni Atkins (D) (withdrawn)
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Eleni Kounalakis (D) (withdrawn)
Executive branch officials
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Local officials
Zoltan Istvan (D) (withdrawn)
Political parties
Declined to endorse
Political parties

Debates

2026 California gubernatorial primary debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Republican Republican
Key:  P Participant  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
 A Absent  N Not invited 
BecerraMahanSteyerThurmondVillaraigosaYeeSwalwellPorterAtkinsKounalakisHiltonBianco
1Sep. 29,
2024		 NUHW
Los Angeles Times
AP, Politico 		Laurel Rosenhall
Lisa Matthews
Melanie Mason		 YouTube AAAPAPAAPPAA
2Feb. 3,
2026		Black Action Alliance
KTVU FOX 2
KTTV FOX 11 		Greg Lee
Andre Senior
Marla Tellez		 Youtube PPPPPPI [d] IWWPI


Polling

Source of poll
aggregation		Dates
administered		Dates
updated		Chad
Bianco (R)		Steve
Hilton (R)		Eric
Swalwell (D)		Katie
Porter (D)		Tom
Steyer (D)		Xavier
Becerra (D)		Antonio
Villaraigosa (D)		Other/
Undecided [e] 		Margin
270toWin [161] February 23 – March 18, 2026March 19, 202614.6%15.6%14.0%11.4%10.4%4.2%3.8%26.0% [f] Hilton +1.0%
Race to the WH [162] through March 15, 2026March 19, 202614.9%15.9%13.7%11.5%10.2%4.5%3.5%26.0% [g] Hilton +1.0%
RealClearPolitics [163] February 3 – March 15, 2026March 18, 202613.0%14.7%13.7%11.3%10.3%4.3%4.0%28.7%Hilton +1.0%
Average14.2%15.4%13.8%11.4%10.3%4.3%3.8%26.8%Hilton +1.0%


Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [h] 		Margin
of error		Xavier
Becerra
(D)		Chad
Bianco
(R)		Steve
Hilton
(R)		Matt
Mahan
(D)		Katie
Porter
(D)		Tom
Steyer
(D)		Eric
Swalwell
(D)		Tony
Thurmond
(D)		Antonio
Villaraigosa
(D)		Betty
Yee
(D)		OtherUndecided
Berkeley IGS [164] [A] March 9–14, 20263,889 (LV)± 2.5%5%16%17%4%13%10%13%1%4%1%16%
Emerson College [165] March 7–9, 20261,000 (LV)± 3.0%3%11%13%3%8%11%17%1%3%2%1% [i] 25%
Politico /UC Berkeley/
TrueDot [166] 		February 25 – March 3, 20261,004 (LV)± 3.3%5%11%19%3%11%13%11%1%4%2%3% [j] 17%
Global Strategy Group (D) [167] [B] February 27 – March 2, 20261,340 (LV)± 3.5%5%15%20%3%13%16%11%–2%––15%
Independent Voter Project [168] February 13–20, 2026868 (LV)± 3.6%3%23%15%2%12%8%18%1%3%2%0% [k] 13%
Emerson College [169] February 13–14, 20261,000 (LV)± 3.0%4%14%17%3%10%9%14%2%3%2%2% [l] 21%
PPIC [170] February 3–11, 20261,049 (LV)± 3.9%5%12%14%3%13%10%11%2%5%5%11% [m] 10%
Tavern Research (D) [171] [C] February 2–5, 20261,097 (LV)± 3.3%6%20%12%2%9%9%10%– [n] 3%– [n] 4% [n] 25%
EMC Research (D) [172] [D] January 29 – February 4, 20261,400 (V)–6%21%17%5%12%9%18%1%3%2%2% [o] 4%
Global Strategy Group (D) [167] [B] January 29 – February 3, 2026– (LV)–4%18%18%3%12%10%11%–3%––21%
RBI Strategies & Research (D) [173] [E] January 25–29, 2026– (LV)–4%15%16%3%13%8%14%2%3%––23%
Tulchin Research (D) [174] [F] January 22–28, 20261,000 (LV)± 3.1%5%15%15%–13%10%14%1%7%2%2% [p] 16%
Public Policy Polling (D) [175] [G] January 20–21, 20261,001 (V)–6%18%17%5%14%8%12%1%2%––17%
David Binder Research (D) [176] [H] January 17–20, 2026800 (LV)± 3.5%5%17%14%–11%8%11%2%3%1%3% [q] 25%
CivicLens Research [177] December 14–16, 2025400 (LV)± 4.5%1%14%18%–9%7%12%3%2%2%3% [r] 31%
FM3 Research (D) [178] [179] November 30 – December 7, 2025632 (LV)± 4.0%3%17%18%–13%6%17%1%3%1%–20%
Emerson College [180] December 1–2, 20251,000 (LV)± 3.0%4%13%12%–11%4%12%2%5%2%5% [s] 31%
Lake Research Partners (D) [181] [I] November 17–20, 2025600 (LV)± 4.0%6%10%17%–15%4%10%3%7%3%1% [t] 22%
PPIC [182] November 13–19, 20251,086 (LV)± 3.9%14%10%14%–21%––2%8%7%19% [u] 5%
Tavern Research (D) [183] [C] October 27–30, 20251,001 (LV)± 4.0%9%16%12%–15%––2%5%3%9% [v] 29%
EMC Research (D) [184] [J] October 22–26, 20251,000 (LV)± 3.1%9%14%20%–16%3%11%3%5%3%16% [w]
Emerson College [185] October 20–21, 2025900 (LV)± 3.19%5%11%16%–15%––3%5%2%4% [x] 39%
Bold Decision [186] October 16–21, 2025509 (LV)± 4.3%8%14%13%–12%7%–1%7%4%4% [y] 29%
Emerson College [187] April 12–14, 2025899 (LV)± 3.2%3%4%––12%––2%5%3%17% [z] 54%
Hypothetical polling

with Rick Caruso

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [h] 		Margin
of error		Xavier
Becerra
(D)		Chad
Bianco
(R)		Rick
Caruso
(D)		Steve
Hilton
(R)		Katie
Porter
(D)		Antonio
Villaraigosa
(D)		Betty
Yee
(D)		OtherUndecided
Berkeley IGS [188] [A] October 20–27, 20258,141 (RV)± 2.0%8%13%3%8%11%5%3%5%44%
Emerson College [189] September 15–16, 20251,000 (RV)± 3%5%8%4%10%16%4%3%10% [aa] 38%
Berkeley IGS [190] [A] August 11–17, 20254,950 (RV)± 1.5%9%10%4%6%17%4%2%9% [ab] 38%
True Dot/
Politico [191] 		July 28–August 12, 2025875 (RV)± 2.6%9%15%6%10%21%9%6%15% [ac] 9%
Emerson College [192] August 4–5, 20251,000 (RV)± 3%3%7%4%12%18%5%2%13% [ad] 38%

with Alex Padilla

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [h] 		Margin
of error		Xavier
Becerra
(D)		Chad
Bianco
(R)		Rick
Caruso
(D)		Steve
Hilton
(R)		Alex
Padilla
(D)		Katie
Porter
(D)		Antonio
Villaraigosa
(D)		Betty
Yee
(D)		OtherUndecided
Emerson College [189] September 15–16, 20251,000 (RV)± 3%3%8%4%10%7%16%4%2%9% [ae] 36%

with Kamala Harris

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [h] 		Margin
of error		Xavier
Becerra
(D)		Chad
Bianco
(R)		Kamala
Harris
(D)		Eleni
Kounalakis
(D)		Kyle
Langford
(R)		Katie
Porter
(D)		Antonio
Villaraigosa
(D)		OtherUndecided
Emerson College [187] April 12–14, 2025911 (LV)± 3.2%2%4%31%2%2%8%2%10% [af] 39%

with John Cox, Lanhee Chen and Rob Bonta

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [h] 		Margin
of error		Toni
Atkins
(D)		Xavier
Becerra
(D)		Rob
Bonta
(D)		Lanhee
Chen
(R)		John
Cox
(R)		Kamala
Harris
(D)		Eleni
Kounalakis
(D)		Katie
Porter
(D)		Tony
Thurmond
(D)		Antonio
Villaraigosa
(D)		Betty
Yee
(D)		Other
Capitol Weekly [193] February 3–7, 2025692 (RV)–2%4%7%10%21%23%2%16%1%2%2%10% [ag]
1073 [ah] 3%5%9%9%21%–5%26%2%3%3%12% [ai]

with Brian Dahle

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [h] 		Margin
of error		Toni
Atkins (D)		Xavier
Becerra (D)		Chad
Bianco (R)		Brian
Dahle (R)		Steve
Hilton (R)		Eleni
Kounalakis (D)		Katie
Porter (D)		Tony
Thurmond (D)		Antonio
Villaraigosa (D)		Betty
Yee (D)		OtherUndecided
USC/CSU Long Beach/
Cal Poly Pomona [194] 		September 12–25, 20241,685 (LV)± 2.4%1%3%5%5%4%2%14%1%3%3%9% [aj] 50%
Tulchin Research (D) [195] [F] August 8–12, 2024800 (LV)± 3.5%–––13%10%10%4%4%13%7%–39%

with Steve Garvey

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [h] 		Margin
of error		Toni
Atkins (D)		Xavier
Becerra (D)		Chad
Bianco (R)		Steve
Garvey (R)		Eleni
Kounalakis (D)		Katie
Porter (D)		Tony
Thurmond (D)		Antonio
Villaraigosa (D)		Betty
Yee (D)		OtherUndecided
Breakthrough Campaigns [196] [K] November 22–26, 20241,228 (LV)± 2.8%1%2%6%18%8%21%3%3%3%23% [ak] 12%
3%6%14%21%9%24%2%3%6%1% [al] 11%

"Democratic Primary Poll" [am]

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [h] 		Margin
of error		Toni
Atkins
(D)		Stephen
Cloobeck
(D)		Kamala
Harris
(D)		Eleni
Kounalakis
(D)		Katie
Porter
(D)		Tony
Thurmond
(D)		Antonio
Villaraigosa
(D)		Betty
Yee
(D)		OtherUndecided
Emerson College [197] [L] February 10–11, 2025469 (RV)± 4.5%3%1%57%4%9%1%4%2%3% [an] 17%
3%3%–5%21%3%9%3%9% [ao] 45%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [198] Solid DJanuary 23, 2026
Inside Elections [199] Solid DAugust 28, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [200] Safe DSeptember 4, 2025
Race to the WH [201] Safe DDecember 7, 2025

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Robinson is a member of both the Peace and Freedom Party and the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
  2. ↑ California holds separate elections for governor and lieutenant governor, but Romero and Hilton have declared that they are running on a "joint ticket". [78]
  3. ↑ When the article was published, San Diego had 8 city councilors, all 8 of whom endorsed Atkins. A ninth councilor was sworn in after the 2024 election.
  4. ↑ Did not attend due to the January–February 2026 United States federal government shutdown
  5. ↑ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  6. ↑ Matt Mahan (D) at 3%; Betty Yee (D) at 2.4%, Butch Ware at 2.0% (G), Tony Thurmond (D) at 1.2%
  7. ↑ Matt Mahan (D) at 3.3%; Betty Yee (D) at 2.1%, Butch Ware at 2.0% (G), Tony Thurmond (D) at 1.2%
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  9. ↑ "Someone else" with 1%
  10. ↑ Ian Calderon (D) with 2%; "Would not vote" with 1%
  11. ↑ Ian Calderon (D) with 0%
  12. ↑ Ian Calderon (D) and "Someone else" with 1%; John Slavett (R) with 0%
  13. ↑ "Someone else" with 3%; Butch Ware (G) with 2%; Ian Calderon (D), Brandon Jones (R), Jimmy Parker (R), Jon Slavet (R), Leo Zacky (R), and "No One" with 1%; Sharifah Hardie (R), Kyle Langford (R), and Daniel Mercuri (R) with 0%
  14. 1 2 3 "All other candidates (Yee, Calderon, Thurmond)" and "Other" with 2%
  15. ↑ Butch Ware (G) with 2%; Ian Calderon (D) with 0%
  16. ↑ Ché Ahn (R) and Jon Slavet (R) with 1%
  17. ↑ Leo Zacky (R) and "Someone else" with 1%; Ian Calderon (D) and Jon Slavet (R) with <1%
  18. ↑ "Someone else" with 3%
  19. ↑ "Someone else" and "Not planning to vote" with 2%; Ian Calderon (D) with 1%
  20. ↑ Ian Calderon (D) with 1%
  21. ↑ "Someone else" with 12%; Ian Calderon (D), Sharifah Hardie (R), Brandon Jones (R), Kyle Langford (R), Daniel Mercuri (R), Jimmy Parker (R), and Butch Ware (G) with 1%; Stephen Cloobeck (D) and Leo Zacky (R) with <1%
  22. ↑ Stephen Cloobeck (D) and Ian Calderon (D) with 1%, "Other" with 7%
  23. ↑ Butch Ware (G) at 2%; Ian Calderon (D) at 1%; "Someone else" with 13%
  24. ↑ Stephen Cloobeck (D) and Ian Calderon (D) with 1%; "Someone else" with 2%
  25. ↑ Ian Calderon (D) and Stephen Cloobeck (D) with 2%
  26. ↑ Eleni Kounalakis (D) with 3%; Toni Atkins (D) and Kyle Langford (R) with 2%; Stephen Cloobeck (D), Brandon Jones (R), Daniel Mercuri (R), and Jimmy Parker (R) with 1%; Sharifah Hardie (R), Butch Ware (G), Michael Younger (D), and Leo Zacky (R) with <1%; "Someone else" with 5%
  27. ↑ Toni Atkins (D), Sharifah Hardie (R), Brandon Jones (R), Kyle Langford (R), Jimmy Parker (R), Tony Thurmond (D) and Butch Ware (G) with 1%; Stephen Cloobeck (D), Daniel Mercuri (R) and Leo Zacky (R) with <.5%; "Someone else" with 2%
  28. ↑ Brian Dahle (R) and Richard Grenell (R) with 2%; Toni Atkins (D) and Tony Thurmond (D) with 1%; Stephen Cloobeck (D) with <1%; "Someone else" with 3%
  29. ↑ Eleni Kounalakis (D) with 7%; Toni Atkins (D) with 4%; Stephen Cloobeck (D) and Tony Thurmond (D) with 2%
  30. ↑ Eleni Kounalakis (D) with 3%; Toni Atkins (D) and Stephen Cloobeck (D) with 2%; Tony Thurmond (D) with 1%; "Someone else" with 5%
  31. ↑ Tony Thurmond (D), Toni Atkins (D), Stephen Cloobeck (D), Sharifah Hardie (R), Daniel Mercuri (R), Kyle Langford (R) and Jimmy Parker (R) with 1%; Brandon Jones (R), Leo Zacky (R) and Butch Ware (G) with <.5%; "Someone else" with 2%
  32. ↑ "Someone else" with 3%; Betty Yee (D), Stephen Cloobeck (D), Toni Atkins (D), Tony Thurmond (D), Sharifah Hardie (R), Brandon Jones (R), and Jimmy Parker (R) with 1%; Daniel Mercuri (R), Butch Ware (G), Michael Younger (D), and Leo Zacky (R) with <.5%
  33. ↑ Rick Caruso (D) with 8%; Laphonza Butler (D) with 2%; Stephen Cloobeck (D) with 0%
  34. ↑ Total says 1073, but numbers add up to 1071
  35. ↑ Rick Caruso (D) with 8%; Laphonza Butler (D) with 4%; Stephen Cloobeck (D) with 0%
  36. ↑ Rob Bonta (D) with 4%; Rick Caruso (D) with 3%; Lanhee Chen (R) with 2%
  37. ↑ Brian Dahle (R) with 9%; Rob Bonta (D) with 6%; Rick Caruso with 5%; Laphonza Butler (D) with 3%; Stephen Cloobeck (D) with 0%
  38. ↑ Stephen Cloobeck (D) with 1%
  39. ↑ Survey asked only Democratic voters. In California, all candidates run on the same ballot in a "blanket primary."
  40. ↑ "Someone else" with 3%; Michael Younger (D) with 1%
  41. ↑ "Someone else" with 8%; Michael Younger (D) with 1%

Partisan and media clients

  1. 1 2 3 Poll sponsored by the Los Angeles Times
  2. 1 2 Poll sponsored by Steyer's campaign
  3. 1 2 Poll sponsored by Becerra's campaign
  4. ↑ Poll sponsored by Swalwell's campaign
  5. ↑ Poll sponsored by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 101, which opposes Mahan
  6. 1 2 Poll sponsored by Villaraigosa's campaign
  7. ↑ Poll sponsored by Porter's campaign
  8. ↑ Poll sponsored by California Environmental Voters, who co-endorsed Porter and Steyer. [20]
  9. ↑ Poll sponsored by Thurmond's campaign
  10. ↑ Poll sponsored by an unnamed group supporting Swalwell's campaign
  11. ↑ Poll sponsored by Woman Up
  12. ↑ Poll sponsored by Inside California Politics and The Hill

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