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Incumbent Democratic Governor Jerry Brown will be ineligible to run for re-election for a third ( or fifth non-consecutive ) term due to term limits from the California Constitution. Contents 1 Primary election 1.1 Candidates 1.1. 1 Democratic Party 1.1. 1.1 Declared 1.1. 1.2 Declined 1.1. 2 Republican Party 1.1. 2.1 Declared 1.1. 2.2 Withdrawn 1.1. 2.3 Declined 1.1. 3 Libertarian Party 1.1. 3.1 Declared 1.1. 4 Green Party 1.1. 4.1 Declared 1.1. 5 Peace and Freedom Party 1.1. 5.1 Declared 1.1. 6 No party preference 1.1. 6.1 Declared 1.2 Endorsements 1.3 Polling 1.3. 1 Notes 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. Candidates Democratic Party Declared Akinyemi Agbede, perennial candidate Juan M. Bribiesca, retired physician Thomas Jefferson Cares John Chiang, California State Treasurer Delaine Eastin, former California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Robert Davidson Griffis Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California Amanda Renteria, national political director for Hillary Clinton 's 2016 presidential campaign and nominee for CA - 21 in 2014 Michael Shellenberger, founder of the Breakthrough Institute Klement Tinaj, actor, martial artist, stuntman, and producer Antonio Villaraigosa, former Mayor of Los Angeles 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 ) Republican Party Declared Travis Allen, State Assemblyman John H. Cox, businessman and perennial candidate Yvonne Girard Peter Y. Liu Robert C. Newman II Withdrawn Rosey Grier, minister and retired NFL player David Hadley, former state assemblyman Allen Ishida, former Tulare County Supervisor Doug Ose, former U.S. Representative Declined Tim Donnelly, former state assemblyman, candidate for governor in 2014 and candidate for CA - 08 in 2016 ( running for CA - 08 ) Kevin Faulconer, Mayor of San Diego Ashley Swearengin, former Mayor of Fresno Peter Thiel, venture capitalist Libertarian Party 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 Declared Christopher Carlson, puppeteer Joshua Jones, geologist Peace and Freedom Party Declared Gloria La Riva, activist and nominee for President of the United States in 2016 No party preference Declared Shubham Goel Hakan `` Hawk '' Mikado Desmond Silveira ( American Solidarity Party ), engineer and national committee member of the American Solidarity Party Jeffrey Edward Taylor Johnny Wattenburg Endorsements Travis Allen ( R ) U.S. Representatives Tom McClintock, U.S. Representative ( R - CA - 4 ) Ed Royce, U.S. Representative ( R - CA - 39 ) Dana Rohrabacher, U.S. Representative ( R - CA - 48 ) State - level officials Diane Harkey, Member of the California State Board of Equalization 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 ) Notable individuals Marco Gutierrez, co-founder of Latinos for Trump Organizations California Congress of Republicans California Republican Assembly Californians For Making America Great Again ( CA4MAGA ) Inc. Californians For Trump Silicon Valley Association of Republican Women Silicon Valley Chinese Association Nevada County Republican Party Mariposa County Republican Party Amador County Republican Party El Dorado County Republican Party San Benito County Republican Party Solano County Republican Party Stanislaus County Republican Party Del Norte County Republican Party Humboldt County Republican Party John Chiang ( D ) Federal elected officials Judy Chu, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 27 ) Brad Sherman, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 30 ) Ted Lieu, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 33 ), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Alan Lowenthal, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 47 ) Grace Napolitano, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 32 ) Linda Sánchez, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 38 ) Mark Takano, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 41 ), co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus State - level officials Anthony Rendon, Speaker of the California State Assembly ( D - 63 ) Bob Wieckowski, California State Senator ( D - 10 ) Anthony Portantino, California State Senator ( D - 25 ) Evan Low, California State Assemblymember ( D - 28 ) Ed Chau, California State Assemblymember ( D - 49 ) Sharon Quirk - Silva, California State Assemblymember ( D - 65 ) Lorena Gonzlez Fletcher, California State Assemblymember ( D - 80 ) Mariko Yamada, former California State Assemblymember ( D - 4 ) Local - level officials Ron Galperin, City Controller of Los Angeles Margaret Abe - Koga, Mountain View Councilmember Al Austin, member of the Long Beach City Council Bob Blumenfield, member of the Los Angeles City Council, District 3 Rick Bonilla, San Mateo Mayor Paul Koretz, member of the Los Angeles City Council, District 5 José Huizar, member of the Los Angeles City Council, District 14 Das Williams, member of Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Georgette Gomez, member of San Diego City Council Norman Yee, member of San Francisco Board of Supervisors Organizations Association of California State Supervisors ( ACSS ) Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs ( ALADS ) International Union of Operating Engineers State Unit 12 Burbank Democratic Club Sacramento County Young Democrats Black Young Democrats of Sacramento West Hollywood - Beverly Hills Democratic Club Network for Public Education AFSCME District Council 36 United Nurses Associations of California / Union of Health Care Professionals Individuals Francine Busby, former Chair of the San Diego County Democratic Party John Cox ( R ) U.S. Representatives Newt Gingrich, former U.S. Representative ( R - GA - 6 ), former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Doug LaMalfa, U.S. Representative ( R - CA - 1 ) Mimi Walters, U.S. Representative ( R - CA - 45 ) State - level officials Joel Anderson, California State Senator ( R - 38 ) Dan Logue, former California State Assemblyman ( R - 3 ) Jim Nielsen, California State Senator ( R - 4 ) Local - level officials Richard Bailey, mayor of Coronado Deirdre Bennet, former mayor of Colton Rudy Mendoza, mayor of Woodlake Steve Mensinger, former mayor of Costa Mesa Bill Baber, La Mesa city councilman Carl DeMaio, former San Diego city councilman Martin Devine, Hanford city councilman Stephanie McKenzie, Marysville city councilwoman Jim Price, mayor of Atwater Brian Raymond, Atwater city councilman Michael P. Leahy, Yuba County supervisor Daron McDaniel, Merced County supervisor Greg Gandrud, former Carpinteria city councilman Russell Johnson, former Bakersfield city councilman Shellie Milne, former Hemet city councilwoman Rich Silverman, Manteca city councilman Linda Silverman, San Joaquin County Juvenile Justice Commissioner Jeffrey Zellner, Manteca planning commissioner Notable individuals Scott Baio, actor Lew Uhler, president of the National Tax Limitation Committee Organizations California Pro-Life Democrats California ProLife Council California Impact Republicans Fresno County Republican Party Sacramento County Republican Party San Mateo County Republican Party Delaine Eastin ( D ) Local - level officials Norma Alcala, Washington Unified School District Board Member Organizations Cal Berkeley Democrats Feminist Majority Foundation National Women 's Political Caucus of California Our Revolution Ventura County SF Berniecrats Feel the Bern Democratic Club, Los Angeles Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club Gavin Newsom ( D ) U.S. Senators Kamala Harris, U.S Senator from California U.S. Representatives Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 15 ) Ro Khanna, U.S. Representative ( D - CA - 17 ) 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 ) Jim Beall, California State Senator ( D - 15 ) Connie Leyva, California State Senator ( D - 20 ) Henry Stern, California State Senator ( D - 27 ) Richard Roth, California State Senator ( D - 31 ) Toni Atkins, California State Senator ( D - 36 ), incoming President pro tempore of the California State Senate and former Speaker of the California Assembly 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 ) Ash Kalra, California State Assemblymember ( D - 27 ) 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 ( deceased ), former mayor of San Francisco Mark Farrell, Mayor of San Francisco 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 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 Faculty Association California Federation of Teachers California Nurses Association California Professional Firefighters California School Employees Association California Teachers Association Equality California Laborers ' International Union of North America National Union of Healthcare Workers Service Employees International Union California Teamsters Joint Council 7 Individuals Gabrielle Giffords, former Congresswoman and co-founder of Americans for Responsible Solutions Mark Kelly, retired astronaut and co-founder of Americans for Responsible Solutions Desmond Silveira ( ASP ) Notable individuals John Martignoni, Founder and President of Queen of Heaven Catholic Radio and the Bible Christian Society, and host of the EWTN Open Line radio show on apologetics since 2003 Mike Maturen, 2016 presidential candidate of American Solidarity Party Joe Schriner, journalist, activist, and six - time independent presidential candidate Dr. James Hanink, contributing editor to the New Oxford Review, President of the American Maritain Association, professor of philosophy at Loyola Marymount University ( retired ) and host of WCAT Radio 's The Open Door program Organizations American Solidarity Party Antonio Villaraigosa ( D ) 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 ) Tony Coelho, Former U.S. Representative Diane Watson, Former U.S. Representative 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 ) Kevin Murray, Former California State Senator 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 Sam Liccardo, Mayor of San Jose 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 John Zaragoza, member of the Ventura 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 Curren Price, member of the Los Angeles City Council Marqueece Harris - Dawson, member of the Los Angeles City Council Roberto Uranga, member of the Long Beach City Council Rubio R. Gonzalez, member of the Pomona City Council Cristina Carriozosa, member of the Pomona City Council Ginna Escobar, member of the Pomona City Council Organizations United Farm Workers California Police Chiefs Association Peace Officers Research Association of California Fresno Deputy Sheriff 's Association Nickolas Wildstar ( L ) Notable individuals and organizations Alex Appleby, President of the University of the Pacific chapter of Young Americans for Liberty. Tyler Kuskie, Recruitment Director for Young Americans for Liberty. Honor `` Mimi '' Robson, candidate for Representative of California 's 70th State Assembly District Libertarian Party of Kings County, chapter of the Libertarian Party for Kings County, California Libertarian Party of San Bernardino County, chapter of the Libertarian Party for San Bernardino County, California Libertarian Party of San Joaquin County, chapter of the Libertarian Party for San Joaquin County, California Libertarian Party of Santa Clara County, chapter of the Libertarian Party for Santa Clara County, California Libertarian Party of Stanislaus County, chapter of the Libertarian Party for Stanislaus County, California Polling Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Travis Allen ( R ) John Chiang ( D ) John Cox ( R ) Delaine Eastin ( D ) Gavin Newsom ( D ) Amanda Renteria ( D ) Antonio Villaraigosa ( D ) Would not vote Other Undecided SurveyUSA March 22 -- 25, 2018 517 ± 5.0 % 7 % 9 % 11 % 3 % 22 % -- 14 % -- 13 % 21 % David Binder Research ( D - Newsom ) March 16 -- 21, 2018 1,750 -- 13 % 9 % 16 % 2 % 29 % 2 % 7 % -- 6 % 16 % Public Policy Institute of California March 7 -- 13, 2018 1,706 ± 3.4 % 10 % 6 % 14 % 5 % 28 % -- 12 % -- 1 % 24 % David Binder Research ( D - Newsom ) March 1 -- 5, 2018 1,000 -- 10 % 13 % 16 % 7 % 26 % 4 % 12 % -- -- 12 % David Binder Research ( D - Newsom ) January 31 -- February 4, 2018 800 ± 3.5 % 4 % 11 % 7 % 4 % 30 % -- 11 % -- 4 % 29 % Public Policy Institute of California January 21 -- 30, 2018 1,705 ± 3.2 % 8 % 9 % 7 % 4 % 23 % -- 21 % -- 4 % 24 % Tulchin Research / Moore Information January 21 -- 28, 2018 2,500 ± 2.0 % 8 % 9 % 10 % 6 % 29 % -- 11 % -- 8 % 18 % 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 1,070 ± 4.0 % 15 % 12 % 11 % 4 % 31 % -- 21 % 22 % 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 % -- -- -- The Feldman Group ( D - Villaraigosa ) March 2017 -- -- -- -- 22 % -- 26 % -- 20 % -- -- -- Notes Jump up ^ Robert Newman ( R ) 3 %, Yvonne Girard ( R ) 2 %, Robert Kleinberger ( R ) 2 %, Daniel Amare ( R ) 1 %, Brian Domingo ( R ) 1 %, Peter Yuan Liu ( R ) 1 %, Michael Bracamontes ( D ) 1 %, Juan Bribiesca ( D ) 1 %, Nickolas Wildstar ( L ) 1 % Jump up ^ Doug Ose ( R ) ( withdrawn ) Jump up ^ Doug Ose ( R ) ( withdrawn ) 3 %, Someone else 1 % Jump up ^ Doug Ose ( R ) ( withdrawn ) 4 %, Someone else 4 % Nonpartisan blanket primary SurveyUSA poll of 517 likely voters. March 22 -- 25, 2018. MoE : ± 5.0 %. Candidate % Gavin Newsom ( D ) 22 % Antonio Villaraigosa ( D ) 14 % John Cox ( R ) 11 % John Chiang ( D ) 9 % Travis Allen ( R ) 7 % Delaine Eastin ( D ) 3 % Robert Newman ( R ) 3 % Yvonne Girard ( R ) 2 % Robert Kleinberger ( NPP ) 2 % Daniel Amare ( R ) 1 % Michael Bracamontes ( D ) 1 % Juan Bribiesca ( D ) 1 % Brian Domingo ( R ) 1 % Peter Yuan Liu ( R ) 1 % Nickolas Wildstar ( L ) 1 % Akinyemi Agbede ( D ) 0 % Zoltan Istvan ( L ) 0 % Josh Jones ( G ) 0 % Harmesh Kumar ( D ) 0 % James Tran ( NPP ) 0 % Other 0 % Undecided 21 % Hypothetical polling with Chad Mayes, Doug Ose, Tom Steyer, and Steve Westly SurveyUSA poll of 506 likely voters. January 7 - 9, 2018. MoE : ± 4.4 %. Candidate % Gavin Newsom ( D ) 19 % Antonio Villaraigosa ( D ) 10 % Travis Allen ( R ) 9 % John Chiang ( D ) 5 % John Cox ( R ) 4 % Robert Newman ( R ) 2 % Doug Ose ( R ) 2 % Tom Steyer ( D ) 2 % Peter Thiel ( R ) 2 % Steve Westly ( D ) 2 % Akinyemi Agbede ( D ) 1 % Daniel Amare ( R ) 1 % Stasyi Barth ( R ) 1 % Michael Bracamontes ( D ) 1 % Juan Bribiesca ( D ) 1 % Brian Domingo ( R ) 1 % Delaine Eastin ( D ) 1 % Yvonne Girard ( R ) 1 % Zoltan Istvan ( L ) 1 % Josh Jones ( G ) 1 % Robert Kleinberger ( NPP ) 1 % Harmesh Kumar ( D ) 1 % Peter Yuan Liu ( R ) 1 % James Tran ( NPP ) 1 % Nickolas Wildstar ( L ) 1 % David Asem ( D ) 0 % Michael Bilger ( NPP ) 0 % Andy Blanch ( NPP ) 0 % Scooter Braun ( D ) 0 % John - Leslie Brown ( R ) 0 % David Bush ( NPP ) 0 % Christopher Carlson ( G ) 0 % Peter Crawford - Valentino ( NPP ) 0 % Ted Crisell ( D ) 0 % Grant Handzlik ( NPP ) 0 % Analila Joya ( NPP ) 0 % Joshua Laine ( AIP ) 0 % Chad Mayes ( R ) 0 % Jacob Morris ( R ) 0 % Timothy Richardson ( NPP ) 0 % Boris Romanowsky ( NPP ) 0 % Michael Shellenberger ( D ) 0 % H. Fuji Shioura ( NPP ) 0 % Lindsey Neil Shortland ( NPP ) 0 % Laura Smith ( R ) 0 % Scot Sturtevant ( NPP ) 0 % Ashley Swearengin ( R ) 0 % Klement Tinaj ( D ) 0 % Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt ( NPP ) 0 % Undecided 29 % with David Hadley Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error John Chiang ( D ) John Cox ( R ) Delaine Eastin ( D ) David Hadley ( R ) Gavin Newsom ( D ) Antonio Villaraigosa ( D ) Undecided UC Berkeley May 4 -- 29, 2017 1,628 ± 3.3 % 5 % 9 % 3 % 7 % 22 % 17 % 37 % with Kevin Faulconer and Eric Garcetti 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 with Gavin Newsom and John Cox Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error John Cox ( R ) Gavin Newsom ( D ) Smith Johnson Research ( R - Cox ) March 2018 496 -- 45 % 45 % with Gavin Newsom and John Chiang 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 % with Gavin Newsom and Antonio Villaraigosa 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 Antonio Villaraigosa and 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 to : http://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/pdf/complete-vig.pdf Jump up ^ `` Injusticia, el mayor problema de California, considera Precandidato a Gobernador, en entrevista con El Latino San Diego ''. 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The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved June 30, 2017. Jump up ^ Sheehan, Tim ( August 14, 2016 ). `` Swearengin to head community foundation after Fresno mayoral term ends ''. The Fresno Bee. Retrieved August 29, 2016. Jump up ^ Adler, Ben ( December 14, 2016 ). `` GOP 's Swearengin Wo n't Run For California Governor. Might Peter Thiel ? ''. Capital Public Radio. Retrieved December 15, 2016. Jump up ^ 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 ^ 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. 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CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) Jump up ^ `` An alternative to the right / left political menu ''. California Catholic Daily. December 21, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Travis Allen Announces Endorsement From Congressman Tom McClintock ''. Citizens Journal. March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018. Jump up ^ `` California Congressman Ed Royce endorses Travis Allen for California Governor ''. Orange County Breeze. July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Travis Allen announces Legislative Republican endorsements ''. OC Politics Blog. October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Board of Equalization Member Diane Harkey Endorses Travis Allen for Governor ''. Anaheim Blog. October 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Travis Allen announces endorsement from Senate Republican Leader Pat Bates ''. OC Politics Blog. October 13, 2017. Jump up ^ https://twitter.com/MarcoGutierrez/status/976283032549146625%7Ctitle=YES ! ! ! They will, and we will VOTE ✅ for @ JoinTravisAllen # LatinosForTravis @ ca4_maga @ CA4TRUMP @ AllenVolunteers work = Twitter author = Marco Gutierrez Jump up ^ Travis Allen. `` Just received the ENDORSEMENT of the Congress of California Republicans by a 2 / 3 vote ! ! IT 'S TIME TO TAKE BACK CALIFORNIA ! ! ''. Twitter. Jump up ^ `` BREAKING : Travis Allen Wins California Republican Assembly Endorsement ''. The State of the Union. March 4, 2018. Jump up ^ url = https://travisallenvolunteers.org/endorsements%7Ctitle=voted that Travis Allen for Governor meets the MAGA Agenda in CA work = Travis Allen Volunteers Jump up ^ url = https://travisallenvolunteers.org/endorsements%7Ctitle=on-going live poll has Travis Allen steady at over 95 % work = Travis Allen Volunteers Jump up ^ `` Front Running Republican Candidate for Governor of California is our guest ! IT 'S TIME TO TAKE BACK CALIFORNIA ''. SVARW. January 24, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Silicon Valley Chinese Association Endorses Travis Allen for California Governor ''. SVCA. March 5, 2018. Jump up ^ Travis Allen. `` Just received the ENDORSEMENT of the Nevada County GOP by a vote of 17 - 5 ! ! Thank you so much Nevada County LET 'S TAKE BACK CALIFORNIA ! ! ! ''. Twitter. ^ Jump up to : `` Mariposa County Republican Party is Fifth County Party to Endorse Travis Allen For Governor ''. Sierra Sun Times. March 23, 2018. Jump up ^ Travis Allen. `` Just got the ENDORSEMENT of the Stanislaus County Republican Party by a vote of 18 - 3 ! ! LET 'S TAKE BACK CALIFORNIA ! ! ''. Twitter. Jump up ^ `` Del Norte County joins the chorus of patriots across the state endorsing @ JoinTravisAllen for CA Governor ! ''. Twitter. Travis Allen Volunteers. ^ Jump up to : Chiang, John ( 17 October 2017 ). `` Join me this morning LIVE as three elected officials endorse my candidacy for governor in the # SanGabrielValley ! # JoinJohn ''. @ JohnChiangCA. Retrieved 17 October 2017. Jump up ^ Chiang, John. `` Gubernatorial Candidate John Chiang Receives Endorsement of Congressman Brad Sherman and City Councilman Bob Blumenfield ''. Retrieved 23 August 2017. Jump up ^ Ted Lieu ( August 13, 2017 ). `` Doing my second ever Twitter live event on the same day, with my friend @ JohnChiangCA. I have endorsed him for CA G... ''. Twitter. Retrieved August 13, 2017. Jump up ^ John Chiang ( August 12, 2017 ). `` JOHN CHIANG RECEIVES THREE MAJOR ENDORSEMENTS FROM LONG BEACH OFFICIALS ON THE ROAD AGAIN : TRAVELING TO LONG BEACH ''. John Chiang. Retrieved August 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` John Chiang Endorsed by House Democratic Vice Chair Linda Sanchez ''. John Chiang for Governor, 2018. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` John Chiang Endorsed by Congressman Mark Takano ''. John Chiang for Governor 2018. February 27, 2018. Jump up ^ Willon, Phil ( February 7, 2017 ). `` Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon endorses John Chiang for California governor ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 29, 2017. Jump up ^ `` John Chiang Endorsed by State Senator Anthony Portantino ''. John Chiang for Governor, 2018. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` Join me in Silicon Valley to meet the next Governor of California ! History in the making ! @ JohnChiangCA ''. Twitter. Retrieved 9 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` Chiang 's Strong Support for CA Women Earn Him Major Endorsements ''. John Chiang for Governor, 2018. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` California politics news feed ''. Los Angeles Times. Jump up ^ `` John Chiang Endorsed by LA City Controller Ron Galperin ''. John Chiang for Governor 2018. February 24, 2018. Jump up ^ `` John Chiang Endorsed by Mountain View Councilmember Margaret Abe - Koga ''. John Chiang for Governor 2018. March 22, 2018. Jump up ^ `` John Chiang Endorsed by San Mateo Mayor Rick Bonilla ''. John Chiang for Governor 2018. February 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` John Chiang Earns Endorsement by LA City Councilmember Paul Koretz ''. John Chiang for Governor, 2018. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018. Jump up ^ Mehta, Seema. `` Longtime Villaraigosa ally Jose Huizar to back his rival John Chiang for California governor ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 June 2017. Jump up ^ Martinez, Alys ( June 24, 2017 ). `` Gubernatorial candidate John Chiang visits Santa Barbara and gets endorsement ''. KEYT. Retrieved July 7, 2017. Jump up ^ `` San Diego City Councilmember Georgette Goméz Endorses John Chiang for Governor ''. JohnChiang.com. February 24, 2018. Jump up ^ Fracassa, Dominic ( December 8, 2017 ). `` Candidate Chiang swings by SF City Hall to pick up an endorsement ''. KEYT. Retrieved December 11, 2017. Jump up ^ Chiang, John ( @ JohnChiangCA ) ( February 8, 2018 ). `` Honored to be endorsed by Association of CA State Supervisors ! I 've fought on the front lines for fair wages & good paying jobs and I 'll continue that fight as CA 's next gov ! '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ `` GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE JOHN CHIANG ENDORSED BY LOS ANGELES DEPUTY SHERIFFS ''. December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` International Union of Operating Engineers Endorses John Chiang for Governor in 2018 '' ( PDF ). IUOE State Unit 12. Retrieved 12 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` John Chiang Endorsed By Burbank Democratic Club ''. January 29, 2018. Jump up ^ Chiang, John ( @ JohnChiangCA ) ( February 8, 2018 ). `` Excited to be endorsed by @ sacyoungdems ! Proud to have such motivated & dedicated young progressives back our campaign and add to our grassroots momentum ! '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ `` Black Young Democrats of Sacramento ''. Facebook. Retrieved 24 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` WeHo - BH Dem Club on Twitter ''. Twitter. Retrieved 8 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` NPE Action Endorses John Chiang for Governor of California ''. March 9, 2018. Jump up ^ `` John Chiang Endorsed By AFSCME District Council 36 ''. March 12, 2018. Jump up ^ `` John Chiang Endorsed by United Nurses Association of California, Largest Local Affiliate Associated with AFSCME State Council ''. March 20, 2018. Jump up ^ `` John Chiang Endorsed by Former SD Dem Party Chair Francine Busby ''. February 24, 2018. Jump up ^ Mehta, Seema ( March 12, 2018 ). `` Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich endorses John Cox in governor 's race ''. Los Angeles Times. Jump up ^ JohnHCox. `` Proud to announce that I 've been endorsed by North State Congressman @ DougLaMalfa ! # CAGov # GOP. @ CAGOP ''. Twitter. Jump up ^ JohnHCox. `` I was thrilled to receive an endorsement today from Rep. Mimi Walters ! A great Member of Congress... @ CAGOP # GOP # OrangeCounty # CAGov ''. Twitter. Jump up ^ `` BREAKING ! Big Endorsement for John Cox for Governor 2018 from Conservative Leader - State Senator Joel Anderson ! ''. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Endorsements ''. John Cox for Governor. Retrieved 3 March 2018. Jump up ^ JohnHCox. `` Momentum is building. I just received the endorsement of State Senator Jim Nielsen ! # gop # CAGov @ CAGOP @ CASenatorJim ''. Twitter. Jump up ^ JohnHCox. `` Thank you to # StopTheCarTax leader @ carldemaio for his endorsement today of my campaign for Governor ! # ReclaimCA # GOP # SanDiego # CAGov ''. Twitter. Jump up ^ Press Releases ( 2017 - 06 - 18 ). `` Lew Uhler, president of the National Tax Limitation Committee PAC endorses John Cox for Governor - John Cox For Governor 2018 ''. Johncoxforgovernor.com. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Announcement : Statewide GOP grassroots organization endorses John Cox for Governor 2018 ''. Right On Daily Blog. Jump up ^ JohnHCox. `` I 'm proud to have just been endorsed for Governor by the Fresno County Republican Party ! # Fresno # Valley @ CAGOP @ FresnoCountyGOP # GOP ''. Twitter. Jump up ^ Sacramento GOP. `` The Sacramento County GOP was pleased to unanimously endorse @ TheRealJohnHCox for Governor of California. Time to make Dems face up to the poverty, crime and low quality of life they have created in our State ''. Twitter. Jump up ^ JohnHCox. `` Proud to have received the endorsement of the San Mateo County Republican Central Committee last week. # ReclaimCA # InItToWinIt # GOP ''. Twitter. Jump up ^ Eastin, Delaine ( @ DelaineEastin ) ( February 23, 2018 ). `` So proud to have the support of Norma Alcala in my race for governor ! '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Ford, Mary Kelly ( November 8, 2017 ). `` Cal Berkeley Democrats endorses Delaine Eastin for California governor, Kevin de León for US Senate ''. The Daily Californian. Retrieved November 10, 2017. Jump up ^ Rosendale, Jeff. `` Women and organizations unite to endorse Delaine ''. Fresnocountydemocrats.org. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ Welch, Katherine ( February 13, 2017 ). `` Delaine Eastin Receives Endorsement from National Women 's Political Caucus of California ''. Delaine Eastin for Governor. Retrieved March 29, 2017. Jump up ^ @ OurRevolutionVC ( February 20, 2018 ). `` Our Revolution Ventura County is excited to announce our endorsement for Delaine Eastin for California Governor. We are confident Delaine 's experience, courage, vision, and commitment to the people are the right mix to move our great state to better future ! '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ `` Ventura County for Delaine Eastin - Home ''. Facebook. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ Lau, Claire ( 2018 - 01 - 04 ). `` SF Berniecrats Endorse Delaine Eastin for Governor ! ''. Sfberniecrats.com. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Guest Speakers & Endorsees -- Feel the Bern Democratic Club, Los Angeles ''. Feeltheberndemocraticclublosangeles.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Saturday 's PAC Recommendations for the June 2018 Primary ''. Delaine Eastin for Governor. March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018. Jump up ^ Seema Mehta. `` Sen. Kamala Harris endorsing Gavin Newsom for governor ''. Latimes.com. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Bay Area Rep. Eric Swalwell backs Gavin Newsom for Governor ''. September 25, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Casey Tolan ( 2018 - 02 - 01 ). `` Ro Khanna and other South Bay elected officials back Gavin Newsom for governor ''. Mercurynews.com. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Gavin Newsom on Twitter : `` Honored to have the support of @ JimmyPanetta ! Great to be with him in Santa Cruz today talking with grassroots leaders and activists about how CA must continue to lead the country in the right direction : forward !... https://t.co/1uBhrwwTHn '' ``. Twitter.com. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. External link in title = ( help ) Jump up ^ Seema Mehta. `` California Secretary of State Alex Padilla backs Gavin Newsom for governor over former colleague Antonio Villaraigosa ''. Latimes.com. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ Newsom, Gavin ( @ GavinNewsom ) ( February 8, 2018 ). `` Beyond thrilled to have the support of @ SenatorLeyva, a fearless defender of equality and champion for working people across our state ! '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ `` Gavin Newsom on Twitter : `` Thank you @ HenrySternCA for your support and endorsement ! Honored to have you on the team ! â € Ś `` ''. Twitter.com. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ Newsom, Gavin ( @ GavinNewsom ) ( November 10, 2017 ). `` Honored and thrilled to have the support of veteran and CA State Senator @ GeneralRoth ! Excited to have you on the team ! '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Phil Willon. `` Incoming state Senate leader endorsing Newsom for governor ''. Latimes.com. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. ^ Jump up to : https://capitolmr.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Gavin-Newsom.pdf ^ Jump up to : `` Gavin Newsom on Twitter : `` Honored to have the support of my good friends @ DavidChiu, @ PhilTing, @ JeffAdachi, @ SupervisorTang, @ CarmenChuASR and @ HydraMendoza ! Onward ! '' ``. Twitter.com. 2017 - 10 - 04. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Gavin Newsom on Twitter : `` Thank you for your support, @ kevinmullin ! Honored to have you by my side in the race for Governor ! '' ``. Twitter.com. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Gavin Newsom on Twitter : `` Honored to have the support of @ laurafriedman43 in my race for Governor ! She has been a leader in the CA Assembly on issues ranging from the environment, to universal healthcare, to women 's rights. Thank you for your support ! '' ``. Twitter.com. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ Newsom, Gavin ( 2017 ). `` And to continue the momentum... beyond humbled to have the support of the only Armenian elected official in the Legislature, @ Asm_Nazarian ! ''. @ GavinNewsom. Jump up ^ Gavin Newsom ( 2017 - 05 - 20 ). `` '' Thank you @ AsmAutumnBurke for your support ! Excited to have you on the team ! â € Ś `` ''. Twitter.com. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ Willon, Phil ( March 29, 2017 ). `` San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee picks his candidate in the 2018 governor 's race ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 30, 2017., Governor Jerry Brown Governor Jerry Brown Jump up ^ `` California politics news feed ''. Los Angeles Times. Jump up ^ `` California politics news feed ''. Los Angeles Times. Jump up ^ Newsom, Gavin ( 30 November 2017 ). `` Thrilled to have the support of Councilwoman Lena Gonzalez & @ RobertGarciaLB ! Robert was the youngest and first LGBT person of color to be elected to Long Beach City Council. He 's now the city 's youngest mayor, and its first LGBT and Latino mayor ! Thank you both for your support ! pic.twitter.com/lhScOk9ars ''. @ GavinNewsom. Jump up ^ `` The California Faculty Association endorses Gavin Newsom for California Governor in 2018 - California Faculty Association ''. Calfac.org. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ `` California Federation of Teachers Condemns Trump 's Decision to End ''. Cft.org. 2017 - 09 - 05. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ Panzar, Javier ( December 2, 2015 ). `` California nurses union endorses Gavin Newsom in governor 's race ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 29, 2017. Jump up ^ Phil Willon. `` State firefighters ' union endorses Gavin Newsom for governor ''. Beta.latimes.com. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Gavin Newsom on Twitter : `` Honored to have the support of the largest classified school employees union in America ! â € Ś `` ''. Twitter.com. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ `` - California Teachers Association ''. www.cta.org. Jump up ^ `` Equality California Endorses Gavin Newsom for California Governor Equality California ''. Eqca.org. 2018 - 01 - 30. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ `` California health care workers vote to endorse Newsom ''. LGBT Weekly. Jump up ^ `` Single - Payer Health Pledge Nets Major Union Endorsement for Gavin Newsom ''. Times of San Diego. 23 October 2017. Jump up ^ Roth, Mike. `` SEIU California Endorses Gavin Newsom for Governor ''. SEIU California. Retrieved 14 February 2018. Jump up ^ Teamsters. `` '' # Teamsters Joint Council 7 proudly endorses @ GavinNewsom for Governor of # California : https://t.co/IuZmrRsKSW # 1uâ € Ś `` ''. Twitter.com. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. External link in title = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : https://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-gabby-giffords-and-mark-kelly-to-endorse-1516950080-htmlstory.html ^ Jump up to : `` Desmond Silveira Candidate for Governor, 2018 Primary Election in California ( CA ) ''. Crowdpac. Retrieved 27 January 2018. Jump up ^ Schriner, Joe. `` Califronia Dreamin '... for a new day ''. Vote for Joe. Retrieved 29 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Los Angeles Rep. Karen Bass endorses Antonio Villaraigosa in governor 's race ''. Los Angeles Times. August 29, 2017. ^ Jump up to : https://antonioforcalifornia.com/news/lucille-roybal-allard-endorses-antonio-villaraigosa/ Jump up ^ https://antonioforcalifornia.com/news/tony-coelho-endorses-antonio-villaraigosa/ Jump up ^ https://antonioforcalifornia.com/news/weekly-update-12-19-2017/ ^ Jump up to : `` ASSEMBLYMEMBER BLANCA RUBIO, MAYOR LOZANO, THREE BALDWIN PARK COUNCILMEMBERS ENDORSE ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA ''. Antonio For California. June 16, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` ASSEMBLYMAN EDUARDO GARCIA, COACHELLA VALLEY LEADERS ENDORSE ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR ''. Antonio For California. June 21, 2017. Jump up ^ https://antonioforcalifornia.com/news/ian-calderon-endorses-antonio-villaraigosa-for-governor/ Jump up ^ `` Assemblywoman Shirley Weber endorses... - Antonio R. Villaraigosa ''. Facebook.com. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ `` STATE SENATOR STEVEN BRADFORD ENDORSES ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR ''. Antonio For California. September 20, 2017. Jump up ^ Phil Willon. `` Latino state lawmakers back Antonio Villaraigosa for California governor ''. Latimes.com. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. ^ Jump up to : https://antonioforcalifornia.com/news/weekly-update-happy-holidays-12-12/ Jump up ^ `` JOHN A. PÉREZ : ANTONIO IS MORE THAN MY COUSIN -- HE 'S MY CHAMPION ''. Antonio For California. June 7, 2017. Jump up ^ `` HON. FABIAN NÚÑEZ : I SUPPORT ANTONIO FOR GOVERNOR ''. Antonio For California. June 9, 2017. Jump up ^ `` FORMER CA SUPREME COURT JUSTICE CRUZ REYNOSO ENDORSES ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR ''. Antonio For California. June 14, 2017. Jump up ^ `` SAM LICCARDO, MAYOR OF SAN JOSE, ENDORSES ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR ''. Antonio for California. Retrieved 1 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` COMPTON MAYOR AJA BROWN BACKS ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR ''. Antonio For California. June 30, 2017. Jump up ^ `` SUPERVISOR, FORMER LATINO CAUCUS CHAIR LUIS ALEJO ENDORSES ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR ''. Antonio For California. June 23, 2017. Jump up ^ `` MONTEREY COUNTY SUPERVISOR SIMÓN SALINAS ENDORSES ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR ''. Antonio For California. July 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Mehta, Seema. `` L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson endorses Antonio Villaraigosa for governor ''. latimes.com. ^ Jump up to : `` Antonio Villaraigosa picks up 2 endorsements for governor from LA councilmen ''. Daily News. 2018 - 02 - 05. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ Gowan, Richard ( 2017 - 12 - 05 ). `` DABABNEH accused of sexual misconduct - BROWN, CUOMO mull legal action over TAX bill - ROHRABACHER to testify before Intelligence Committee ''. Politico. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. ^ Jump up to : `` BREAKING NEWS : Pomona City Council Members Gonzalez, Carrizosa, Escobar Endorse Antonio Villaraigosa for Governor ''. Antonio for California. December 19, 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` Villaraigosa Endorsed by United Farm Workers for California Governor ''. KTLA. 24 February 2018. Jump up ^ Villaraigosa nabs another major law enforcement endorsement in his bid for governor Jump up ^ https://antonioforcalifornia.com/news/peace-officers-research-association-of-california-endorse-antonio-villaraigosa/ Jump up ^ https://antonioforcalifornia.com/news/fresno-deputy-sheriffs-association-endorses-antonio-villaraigosa/ ^ Jump up to : `` Nickolas Wildstar Candidate for Governor, 2018 Primary Election in California ( CA ) ''. Crowdpac. Retrieved 5 March 2018. 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. Sabato 's Crystal Ball '' 2018 Governor ``. www.centerforpolitics.org. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 15. 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Question: when do we vote for a new governor in california
Answer: November 6, 2018