California’s 2026 gubernatorial primary features Democrats Katie Porter, Xavier Becerra, Tony Thurmond and Antonio Villaraigosa after Harris opts out of the race.
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It’sopenseasonintheCaliforniagubernatorialprimaryafterformerVicePresidentKamalaHarrissaidshewillnotpursuea2026bidtobeGov.GavinNewsom’ssuccessor.
OnJuly30,Harrissaidinastatementthatshewouldnotseekelectedoffice“fornow.”
“Inrecentmonths,IhavegivenseriousthoughttoaskingthepeopleofCaliforniafortheprivilegetoserveastheirGovernor.Ilovethisstate,itspeople,anditspromise.Itismyhome.Butafterdeepreflection,I’vedecidedthatIwillnotrunforGovernorinthiselection,”shewrote,justadaybeforeannouncinghermemoir“107Days.”
CALIFORNIADEMOCRATDROPSOUTOFGOVERNOR’SRACETORUNFORADIFFERENTROLE
Sincetheannouncement,therehavebeenmanymajordevelopmentsintherace,includingLt.GovEleniKounalakisdroppingouttorunfortreasurerinstead.
“Thisdecisionwasnotmadelightly,”KounalakisstatedonFriday.“Atthismoment,Ibelieve
