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  CA Governor - Open Primary
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > California > Governor
Office
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline March 01, 2026 - 12:00am
Polls Open June 08, 2026 - 09:00am
Polls Close June 08, 2026 - 10:00pm
Term Start January 11, 2027 - 12:00pm
Term End January 11, 2031 - 12:00am
Contributormg2685a
Last ModifiedThe Fixer March 25, 2025 02:26pm
Data Sources
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/08/2022
NameGavin Newsom Votes6,470,099 (59.18%)
Term01/09/2023 - 01/11/2027 Margin2,007,189 (+18.36%)
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Eleni Kounalakis
Safe 2
Slight 3
Toni Atkins
Slight 1
Kamala Harris
Safe 1
Slight 1
Rick J. Caruso
Slight 1
Katie Porter
Slight 1
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

08/08/2024 02/11/2025

CANDIDATES
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Name Kamala Harris Katie Porter Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Eleni Kounalakis Toni Atkins Betty T. Yee Michael Younger
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Emerson College 
02/10-02/11
57.00% (+0.0) 9.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 1.00% (+0.0)
GBAO 
02/05-02/10
0.00% (+0.0) 36.00% (+0.0) 8.00% (+0.0) 8.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
CA120 
02/06-02/06
0.00% (+0.0) 26.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 5.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
CA120 
02/06-02/06
23.00% (+0.0) 16.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Breakthrough Campaigns (D) 
11/22-11/26
0.00% (+0.0) 24.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 9.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Breakthrough Campaigns (D) 
11/22-11/26
0.00% (+0.0) 21.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 8.00% (+0.0) 1.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
I E Pluribus Unum
NDP BigZuck08
D Rob Bonta [L]
? Lindy Li [L]
D Jason
D Avelino Valencia [L]
D Mike Gipson [L]
D Blanca Pacheco [L]
D Lisa Calderon [L]
D Christine Kehoe [L]
D David Alvarez [L]
D Chris Ward [L]
D Brian Maienschein [L]
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Stephen Cloobeck Tony Thurmond Karen R. Bass Xavier Becerra Chad Bianco Grant Cardone Rick J. Caruso
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Republican Republican Democratic
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Emerson College 
02/10-02/11
1.00% (+0.0) 1.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
GBAO 
02/05-02/10
1.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
CA120 
02/06-02/06
0.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 5.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 8.00% (+0.0)
CA120 
02/06-02/06
0.00% (+0.0) 1.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 8.00% (+0.0)
Breakthrough Campaigns (D) 
11/22-11/26
1.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (+0.0) 14.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Breakthrough Campaigns (D) 
11/22-11/26
0.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 5.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Luis Alejo [L]
D Jim Frazier [L]
D Tom Daly [L]
D Connie M. Leyva [L]
R Dennis Hollingsworth [L]
R Mike Boudreaux [L]
R Vernon H. Warnke [L]
R Jeff Dirkse [L]
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Lanhee J. Chen John H. Cox Brian D. Dahle Steve Garvey Richard Grenell Sharifah A. Hardie Steve Hilton
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Emerson College 
02/10-02/11
0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
GBAO 
02/05-02/10
0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
CA120 
02/06-02/06
9.00% (+0.0) 21.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
CA120 
02/06-02/06
10.00% (+0.0) 21.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Breakthrough Campaigns (D) 
11/22-11/26
0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 21.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Breakthrough Campaigns (D) 
11/22-11/26
0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 9.00% (+0.0) 18.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Caitlyn Jenner Jesse Perez Leo S. Zacky Rudolph T. "Butch" Ware III
PartyRepublican Democratic Republican Green
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Emerson College 
02/10-02/11
0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
GBAO 
02/05-02/10
0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
CA120 
02/06-02/06
0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
CA120 
02/06-02/06
0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Breakthrough Campaigns (D) 
11/22-11/26
0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Breakthrough Campaigns (D) 
11/22-11/26
0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements

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