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Despite 1958's near-sweep by Democrats and the state having more registered Democrats than Republicans (4,289,997 registered Democrats on election day 1962 compared to 3,002,038 registered Republicans), [3] at the time, California was generally considered a Republican stronghold, with Republican governors and senators from the end of World War ...
Gavin Newsom, the 40th and current governor of California. The governor of California is the head of government of California, whose responsibilities include making annual State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced. The governor is also the commander-in ...
After several legal and procedural efforts failed to stop it, California's first-ever gubernatorial recall election was held on October 7, and the results were certified on November 14, 2003, making Davis the first governor recalled in the history of California, and just the second in U.S. history (the first was North Dakota's 1921 recall of ...
The year was 2002, and Democrat Gray Davis was struggling mightily to win a second term as California governor. “The night before the election, his favorability was only 39%,” his campaign ...
The 1966 California gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic Governor Pat Brown was defeated in his bid for re-election by Republican nominee and future President Ronald Reagan .
California 2026 governor candidates rush to campaign on Trump including candidate Tony Thurmond and Rob Bonta, who has not declared but is considered a top hopeful. California voters shifted ...
With his second-place finish in California's June primary, Northern California Republican state Sen.
The 2021 California gubernatorial recall election was a special recall election that started in August 2021 and ended on September 14, 2021, when the majority of California voters chose not to recall incumbent Democratic governor Gavin Newsom, elected for the term January 2019 to January 2023. Many hopefuls took on the incumbent, to become the ...