Nolte: Republican Steve Hilton Leads in California Governor’s Race
In a field of 12 announced candidates, Republican Steve Hilton leads Democrats and Republicans in the upcoming race for California governor.

In a field of 12 announced candidates, Republican Steve Hilton leads Democrats and Republicans in the upcoming race for California governor.

Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) has endorsed Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) in California’s 2026 governor’s race.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris ruled out a run for California governor in 2026, noting that her leadership and public service would “not be in elected office.” Harris, who was the Democratic candidate for the 2024 presidential election, issued a

Kamala Harris for California governor? Not so fast, said top Democrat donors who are still recovering from the former vice president’s failed presidential campaign.

A poll co-sponsored by the left-leaning Los Angeles Times props up failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris as a front-runner for the 2026 California gubernatorial race.

“What I’m hearing all across the state is that people want to be freed from government, not have government be the solution,” Le Roux said.

Two Republicans, businessman John Cox and Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach), have now passed former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in the race for California governor, according to a new poll.

The increasingly expensive and crowded California governor’s race has turned into a proxy war between the Golden State’s teachers’ unions and activists who back charter schools.

Amanda Renteria, Hillary Clinton’s national political director in the 2016 presidential race, insists that she is not a tool for fellow Democratic candidate Antonio Villaraigosa.

Amanda Renteria, Hillary Clinton’s national political director for her 2016 presidential campaign, entered the Democrat-heavy gubernatorial race in California on Wednesday.

California’s Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom called Trump “a joke and a racist,” and called for him to “resign” in a Facebook post last Thursday, just prior to a major gubernatorial debate.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, a staunch advocate for sanctuary city policies, announced on Sunday that he would not run for governor of California in 2018. Instead, it appears the two-term mayor is gearing up for a prospective run at the presidency in 2020.

California’s Senate President pro Tem Kevin de Leon might be considering running for governor in 2018, although reports indicate he will not be making an announcement on his decision during the California Democratic convention this weekend.

A early Field Poll on the 2018 governor’s race shows Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa neck-and-neck in terms of voter support to replace Gov. Jerry Brown.
