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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.
Wilson won the Republican nomination for Governor of California to succeed two-term Republican governor George Deukmejian, who chose not to seek a third term in 1990. In the general election, he defeated Democratic former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein, who would go on to be elected to Wilson's former U.S. Senate seat two years later. [17]
Deukmejian did not seek re-election to a third term as governor in the 1990 gubernatorial elections. [24] The Republicans instead nominated sitting United States Senator Pete Wilson, who defeated Dianne Feinstein in the general election. [24] He was the last governor not affected by the two-term limit that was passed by voters in 1990. [16]
Petitions signed by California state voters equal to 12% of the last vote for the office of governor (with signatures from each of five counties equal to 1% of the last vote for governor in the county) can launch a gubernatorial recall election. The voters can then vote on whether or not to recall the incumbent governor, and on the same ballot ...
The 2010 California gubernatorial election was held November 2, 2010, to elect the governor of California. The primary elections were held on June 8, 2010. The primary elections were held on June 8, 2010.
California 2026 governor candidates rush to campaign on Trump including candidate Tony Thurmond and Rob ... who entered the governor's race last year, ... Republican commentator Steve Hilton, also ...
This changed amidst a struggling economy, when California flipped from Republican to elect Democrat Bill Clinton as President. Republicans still won statewide contests in the state until the late 2000s, with Arnold Schwarzenegger elected governor. The following table indicates the party of elected officials in California: Governor; Lieutenant ...
In a poll released last month by Quinnipiac University, seven in 10 California voters said they don't want Newsom to run for president in 2024, a view shared by 54% of Democrats. That's not ...