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Incumbent Democratic Governor Jerry Brown will be ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits. Contents 1 Primary election 1.1 Democratic Party 1.1. 1 Candidates 1.1. 1.1 Declared 1.1. 1.2 Potential 1.1. 1.3 Declined 1.1. 2 Endorsements 1.2 Republican Party 1.2. 1 Candidates 1.2. 1.1 Declared 1.2. 1.2 Potential 1.2. 1.3 Withdrawn 1.2. 1.4 Declined 1.2. 2 Endorsements 1.3 Peace and Freedom Party 1.3. 1 Candidate 1.4 Libertarian Party 1.4. 1 Candidates 1.4. 1.1 Declared 1.5 Green Party 1.5. 1 Candidates 1.5. 1.1 Declared 1.6 Independents 1.6. 1 Candidates 1.6. 1.1 Declared 1.7 Other parties 1.7. 1 Candidates 1.7. 1.1 Declared 1.8 Polling 2 General election 2.1 Predictions 2.2 Polling 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Primary election A primary election will be held on June 5, 2018. Under California 's nonpartisan blanket primary law, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. Voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. The top two finishers -- regardless of party -- advance to the general election in November, regardless whether a candidate manages to receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary election. Democratic Party Candidates Declared John Chiang, California State Treasurer Ted Crisell, perennial candidate Delaine Eastin, former California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Harmesh Kumar, psychologist and perennial candidate Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California Klement Tinaj, actor, martial artist and producer Antonio Villaraigosa, former Mayor of Los Angeles Potential Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator Phil Angelides, former California State Treasurer and nominee for governor in 2006 Scooter Braun, music manager and businessman Alex Padilla, Secretary of State of California Loretta Sanchez, former U.S. Representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016 Steve Westly, former California State Controller and candidate for governor in 2006 Betty Yee, California State Controller Declined Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California ( running for election as Attorney General ) George Clooney, actor and activist Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles Bob Iger, CEO of Disney Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland ( running for re-election ) Jackie Speier, U.S. Representative Tom Steyer, hedge fund manager, philanthropist, and environmentalist Kevin de León, President pro tempore of the California State Senate ( running for U.S. Senate ) Endorsements John Chiang Federal elected officials Ted Lieu, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 33 ) Alan Lowenthal, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 47 ) Brad Sherman, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 30 ) Judy Chu, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 27 ) Grace Napolitano, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 32 ) State - level officials Bob Wieckowski, California State Senator ( D - 10 ) Anthony Rendon, Speaker of the California State Assembly ( D - 63 ) Evan Low, California State Assemblymember ( D - 28 ) Ed Chau, California State Assemblymember ( D - 49 ) Lorena Gonzlez - Fletcher, California State Assemblymember ( D - 80 ) Local - level officials Al Austin, member of the Long Beach City Council José Huizar, member of the Los Angeles City Council Bob Blumenfield, member of the Los Angeles City Council Das Williams, member of Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Norman Yee, member of San Francisco Board of Supervisors Organizations Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs ( ALADS ) Delaine Eastin Organizations Cal Berkeley Democrats National Women 's Political Caucus of California SF Berniecrats Gavin Newsom Federal elected officials Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 15 ) Jimmy Panetta, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 20 ) State - level officials Alex Padilla, California Secretary of State Scott Wiener, California State Senator ( D - 11 ) Jerry Hill, California State Senator ( D - 13 ) Henry Stern, California State Senator ( D - 27 ) Richard Roth, California State Senator ( D - 31 ) Tony Thurmond, California State Assemblymember ( D - 15 ) David Chiu, California State Assemblymember ( D - 17 ) Phil Ting, California State Assemblymember ( D - 19 ) Bill Quirk, California State Assemblymember ( D - 20 ) Kevin Mullin, California State Assemblymember ( D - 22 ) Laura Friedman, California State Assemblymember ( D - 43 ) Adrin Nazarian, California State Assemblymember ( D - 46 ) Autumn Burke, California State Assemblymember ( D - 62 ) Local - level officials Ed Lee, Former mayor of San Francisco ( deceased ) Darrell Steinberg, Mayor of Sacramento Robert Garcia, Mayor of Long Beach Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland Jesse Arreguin, Mayor of Berkeley Tom Butt, Mayor of Richmond Lena Gonzalez, member of the Long Beach City Council Katy Tang, member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Mark Farrell, member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Jeff Sheehy, member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Ahsha Safaí, member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Katie Rice, member of the Marin County Board of Supervisors Vicki Hennessy, San Francisco Sheriff Jose Cisneros, San Francisco Treasurer Jeff Adachi, San Francisco Public Defender Carmen Chu, San Francisco Assessor - Recorder Hydra Mendoza - McDonnell, San Francisco Board of Education Vice President Matt Haney, San Francisco Board of Education Commissioner Alex Randolph, San Francisco City College Trustee Lateefah Simon, BART Board Member Organizations California Nurses Association Laborers ' International Union of North America California Teachers Association National Union of Healthcare Workers Teamsters Joint Council 7 California Faculty Association California Federation of Teachers Antonio Villaraigosa U.S. Representatives Karen Bass, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 37 ) Lucille Roybal - Allard, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 40 ) Lou Correa, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 46 ) State - level officials Blanca Rubio, California State Assemblymember ( D - 48 ) Freddie Rodriguez, California State Assemblymember ( D - 52 ) Eduardo Garcia, California State Assemblymember ( D - 56 ) Ian Calderon, California State Assemblymember ( D - 57 ) Shirley Weber, California State Assemblymember ( D - 79 ) Steven Bradford, California State Senator ( D - 35 ) Ben Hueso, California State Senator ( D - 40 ) John Pérez, former Speaker of the California State Assembly Fabian Núñez, former Speaker of the California State Assembly Cruz Reynoso, former California Supreme Court Justice Local - level officials Manuel Lozano, Mayor of Baldwin Park Aja Brown, Mayor of Compton Steven Hernandez, Mayor of Coachella V. Manuel Perez, member of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors Luis Alejo, member of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors Simon Salinas, member of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors Sheila Kuehl, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Gloria Molina, former member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Herb Wesson, President of the Los Angeles City Council Roberto Uranga, member of the Long Beach City Council Republican party San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer was considered a potential candidate, but during his re-election campaign announced that he would not run for governor in 2018. However, as of January 2017, it has been reported that Faulconer was reconsidering his decision and has met with former Mayor of Los Angeles Richard Riordan, who was a 2002 candidate for Governor of California to discuss a potential gubernatorial candidacy. On June 30, 2017, Faulconer posted a statement to his Facebook page officially ruling out a gubernatorial bid. Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin had also been considered a potential candidate, but she announced that after leaving office as mayor she would become the president / CEO of the Central Valley Community Foundation. Swearengin said after taking this position that now `` political ambitions are off the table '' and she 's `` thinking about things in an eight - to - 10 - year horizon. '' Swearengin subsequently explicitly ruled out a run, telling reporters she is `` firmly not planning to run. '' Billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel had been considered a possible candidate but announced on February 6, 2017 that he would not be a candidate for governor in 2018. Candidates Declared Travis Allen, State Assemblyman Stasyi Barth, activist John H. Cox, businessman and perennial candidate Doug Ose, former U.S. Representative Potential Tim Donnelly, former state assemblyman, candidate for governor in 2014 and candidate for CA - 08 in 2016 Chad Mayes, state assemblyman, former Assembly Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, U.S. Representative and House Majority Leader John Moorlach, state senator and former Orange County Supervisor Steve Poizner, former California Insurance Commissioner Condoleezza Rice, former United States Secretary of State Withdrawn Rosey Grier, minister and retired NFL player David Hadley, former state assemblyman Allen Ishida, former Tulare County Supervisor Declined Kevin Faulconer, Mayor of San Diego Ashley Swearengin, former Mayor of Fresno Peter Thiel, venture capitalist Endorsements Travis Allen U.S. Representatives Ed Royce, U.S. Representative ( R - CA - 39 ) State - level officials Diane Harkey, Member of the California State Board of Equalization Joel Anderson, California State Senator ( R - 38 ) Patricia Bates, California Senate Minority Leader ( R - 36 ) Mike Morrell, California State Senator ( R - 23 ) Jeff Stone, California State Senator ( R - 28 ) Bill Brough, California State Assemblyman ( R - 73 ) Phillip Chen, California State Assemblyman ( R - 55 ) Steven Choi, California State Assemblyman ( R - 68 ) James Gallagher, California State Assemblyman ( R - 3 ) Matthew Harper, California State Assemblyman ( R - 74 ) Tom Lackey, California State Assemblyman ( R - 36 ) Melissa Melendez, California State Assemblywoman ( R - 67 ) Jay Obernolte, California State Assemblyman ( R - 33 ) Jim Patterson, California State Assemblyman ( R - 23 ) Randy Voepel, California State Assemblyman ( R - 71 ) Peace and Freedom Party Candidate Gloria La Riva, activist and 2016 presidential candidate Libertarian Party Candidates Declared Zoltan Istvan, Transhumanist nominee for President of the United States in 2016 Nickolas Wildstar, political activist, rapper and write - in candidate for Governor in 2014 Green Party Candidates Declared Veronika Fimbres Independents Candidates Declared Andy Blanch Grant Handzlik H. Fuji Shioura, activist and candidate for California 's 50th congressional district in 2016 Michael Shellenberger, founder of the Breakthrough Institute Other parties Candidates Declared Desmond Silveira, software engineer and national committee member of the American Solidarity Party Polling Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Travis Allen ( R ) John Chiang ( D ) John Cox ( R ) Delaine Eastin ( D ) David Hadley ( R ) * Gavin Newsom ( D ) Antonio Villaraigosa ( D ) Other Undecided UC Berkeley December 7 -- 16, 2017 672 ± 3.8 % 9 % 5 % 9 % 5 % -- 26 % 17 % 1 % 28 % Public Policy Institute of California November 10 -- 19, 2017 1,070 ± 4.3 % 6 % 9 % 9 % 3 % -- 23 % 18 % 1 % 30 % USC Dornsife / Los Angeles Times October 27 -- November 6, 2017 1,296 ± 4.0 % 15 % 12 % 11 % 4 % -- 31 % 21 % 6 % 6 % UC Berkeley August 27 -- September 5, 2017 1,000 ± 4.0 % 9 % 7 % 11 % 4 % -- 26 % 10 % -- 33 % SmithJohnson Research ( R - Cox ) July 27 -- 30, 2017 500 ± 4.4 % 10 % 7 % 14 % 3 % -- 25 % 12 % -- 28 % GSSR ( D - Chiang ) May 30 -- June 5, 2017 602 -- -- 10 % 11 % -- -- 26 % 12 % -- -- UC Berkeley May 4 -- 29, 2017 1,628 ± 3.3 % -- 5 % 9 % 3 % 7 % 22 % 17 % -- 37 % The Feldman Group ( D - Villaraigosa ) March 2017 -- -- -- -- 22 % -- -- 26 % 20 % -- -- * Denotes candidate withdrew. Hypothetical polling Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error John Chiang ( D ) John Cox ( R ) Delaine Eastin ( D ) Kevin Faulconer ( R ) Eric Garcetti ( D ) Gavin Newsom ( D ) Alex Padilla ( D ) Tom Steyer ( D ) Ashley Swearengin ( R ) Antonio Villaraigosa ( D ) Steve Westly ( D ) Undecided UC Berkeley / YouGov March 13 -- 20, 2017 1,000 ± 3.6 % 6 % 11 % 2 % 11 % 9 % 24 % -- 4 % -- 7 % 2 % 21 % Public Policy Polling January 17 -- 18, 2017 882 ± 3.3 % 2 % -- -- 20 % 13 % 25 % 3 % 4 % 12 % 9 % -- 13 % Field Research Corporation October 25 -- 31, 2016 600 -- 2 % -- -- 16 % 7 % 23 % 4 % 5 % 11 % 6 % 1 % 25 % Public Policy Polling February 6 -- 8, 2015 824 -- 10 % -- -- 30 % 11 % 22 % -- 4 % -- 13 % -- 22 % General election Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report 096 ! Solid D August 7, 2017 Rothenberg Political Report 096 ! Solid D November 10, 2017 Sabato 's Crystal Ball 096 ! Safe D November 14, 2017 Polling Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error John Chiang ( D ) Gavin Newsom ( D ) Undecided Public Policy Polling February 6 -- 8, 2015 824 -- 30 % 37 % 33 % Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Gavin Newsom ( D ) Antonio Villaraigosa ( D ) Undecided Public Policy Polling February 6 -- 8, 2015 824 -- 42 % 22 % 36 % Hypothetical polling with Eric Garcetti Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Eric Garcetti ( D ) Antonio Villaraigosa ( D ) Undecided Public Policy Polling February 6 -- 8, 2015 824 -- 28 % 30 % 42 % See also California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 California State Treasurer election, 2018 References Jump up ^ `` John Chiang jumps into California 's 2018 governor 's race ''. Los Angeles Times. May 31, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016. Jump up ^ Le, Sarah ( December 20, 2016 ). `` California 's Most Interesting Candidate for Governor ''. Epoch Times. 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John Moorlach Laments Union Power in Killing of Police Misconduct Bill ''. OC Weekly. Retrieved December 15, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Frank, Stephen ( November 10, 2016 ). `` Peter Thiel for California Governor ? Ready for OUR Version of Trump ? ''. California Political Review. Retrieved December 15, 2016. Jump up ^ Cagle, Kate ( December 17, 2016 ). `` Local football legend declares run for governor ''. Santa Monica Daily Press. Retrieved December 27, 2016. Jump up ^ Willon, Phil ( January 5, 2017 ). `` Former L.A. Rams star Rosey Grier says he plans to run for governor of California ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 17, 2017. Jump up ^ Wilton, Phil ( July 31, 2017 ). `` Former football star Rosey Grier takes a pass on the California governor 's race ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 21, 2017. Jump up ^ Mehta, Seema ( July 5, 2017 ). `` Former Republican assemblyman joins race to be California 's next governor ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 5, 2017. Jump up ^ Mehta, Seema ( July 19, 2017 ). `` Republican David Hadley drops out of California governor 's race two weeks after entering ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 20, 2017. Jump up ^ Griswold, Lewis ( May 22, 2015 ). `` Tulare County Supervisor Allen Ishida says he 's running for governor in ' 18 ''. The Fresno Bee. Retrieved August 17, 2016. Jump up ^ Ellis, Reggie ( May 27, 2015 ). `` Ishida to run for Governor ''. The Foothills Sun - Gazette. Retrieved August 17, 2016. Jump up ^ Elkins, Rick ( December 29, 2016 ). `` Allen Ishida moves on to higher goals ''. Porterville Recorder. Retrieved January 17, 2017. Jump up ^ Elkins, Rick ( May 31, 2017 ). `` Ishida ends bid for governor ''. Porterville Recorder. Retrieved June 5, 2017. Jump up ^ Cadelago, Christopher. `` California 's top Republican wo n't be running for governor ''. The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved June 30, 2017. Jump up ^ Seema Mehta ( February 11, 2015 ). `` Gavin Newsom is the first to enter 2018 race for governor ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 6, 2015. Jump up ^ Brown, Willie ( December 10, 2016 ). `` City leaders ca n't escape scrutiny when tragedy strikes ''. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 15, 2016. Jump up ^ Mac, Ryan ( February 6, 2017 ). `` Peter Thiel Denies California Governor Run Despite Mysterious Group 's Backing ''. Forbes. Retrieved February 7, 2017. Jump up ^ `` California Congressman Ed Royce endorses Travis Allen for California Governor ''. Orange County Breeze. July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Board of Equalization Member Diane Harkey Endorses Travis Allen for Governor ''. Anaheim Blog. October 21, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Travis Allen announces Legislative Republican endorsements ''. OC Politics Blog. October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Travis Allen announces endorsement from Senate Republican Leader Pat Bates ''. OC Politics Blog. 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Jump up ^ Political Notebook : Transgender nurse eyes CA governorship ^ Jump up to : ww.dailycal.org/2017/12/06/corrupt-broken-berkeley-resident-announces-pro-environment-run-governor/ ' Corrupt and broken ' : Berkeley resident announces pro-environment run for governor Jump up ^ Grant Handzlik, official announcement as candidate for Governor of California 2018 Jump up ^ `` California Secretary of State - CalAccess - Campaign Finance ''. cal-access.sos.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 31. Jump up ^ Pro-nuke activist from Berkeley to run for California governor Jump up ^ `` An alternative to the right / left political menu ''. California Catholic Daily. December 21, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017. Jump up ^ `` 2018 Governor Race ratings The Cook Political Report ''. The Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Gubernatorial Ratings Inside Elections ''. insideelections.com. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Larry J. 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Question: when does california vote for a new governor
Answer: November 6, 2018