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The 2026 California gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor of California. The statewide top-two primary election will take place on June 2, 2026. Incumbent Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom will be term-limited and ineligible to seek reelection.
Gavin Christopher Newsom (/ n uː s ə m / NEW-səm; born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 40th governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2011 to 2019 as the 49th lieutenant governor of California and from 2004 to 2011 as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco.
Governors are elected by popular ballot and serve terms of four years, with a limit of two terms, if served after November 6, 1990. [3] Governors take the following oath: I (Governor) do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California against all enemies foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and ...
Democrat Gavin Newsom easily won a second term as California’s governor on Tuesday, beating a little-known Republican state senator by mostly ignoring him while campaigning against the policies ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is positioning himself as a leader of the Democratic resistance to President-elect Trump’s forthcoming second term, as chatter builds about his potential 2028 ...
(The Center Square) - California Governor Gavin Newsom held a last minute virtual event for his national political action committee that has been mobilizing voters nationwide as his regulators ...
After winning reelection, Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to focus on the implementation of his policies and combatting a GOP narrative about California.
The original California Constitution of 1849 called for elections every two years, with no set start date for the term. An amendment ratified in 1862 increased the term to four years. [1] The 1879 constitution set the term to begin on the first Monday after January 1, following an election.