2026 elections · California

California Governor

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Solid D (Cook: Solid D; Sabato: Safe D; Inside Elections: Solid D). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

Governor candidates file with the state, not the FEC, so outside-spending and PAC figures from federal filings do not apply. Money shown is as reported from state filings and is labeled “reported” until re-pulled from the state’s records.

The field

Democrat

Xavier Becerra

Reported Raised: $34,980,644.

Reported from state filings; not yet re-pulled from the state's records. Source

Republican

Steve Hilton

Reported Raised: $27,023,371.

Reported from state filings; not yet re-pulled from the state's records. Source

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