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candidates for November's general election. Becerra, a Democrat, has vowed to oppose President Donald Trump. Hilton is a Republican endorsed by Trump. Another Democrat, billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer, was in third place
gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton, at the Early Vote Center on April 28 in Cincinnati. **Jon Cherry/Getty Images** Jon Cherry/Getty Images Two very different decisions Republicans made about gerrymandering will be on display in Tuesday
gubernatorial primary on Tuesday is a rare instance of Republican voters rejecting [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump), who has used his endorsement to elevate proteges and oust rivals nationwide ahead of the November midterm elections
candidates made overtures to the White House in the early days of the runoff. Collins himself spoke to several Trump allies, according to a person familiar with the conversation, and the Dooley campaign has continued
gubernatorial, Senate and House races. Here’s a quick rundown of what we’re watching: **California**Voters are casting ballots on who should lead the nation’s most populous state (and the world’s fourth
candidates for governor. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp is term-limited. Both the Senate and gubernatorial contests are expected to be among the most competitive in November. In the wake of last month's Supreme Court
gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson on May 19 in Atlanta. **Brynn Anderson/AP** Brynn Anderson/AP President Trump got more wins in Republican primaries Tuesday, most notably in Kentucky. There, Rep. Thomas Massie lost to a Trump-backed
candidates face off in the general election regardless of which party they belong to. In the heated primary for Los Angeles mayor, [Karen Bass came out ahead](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/karen-bass-los-angeles-mayoral-primary) – but falling short
gubernatorial campaigns in recent Golden state history. The race defied nearly every modern political convention. Months went by and no candidate managed to consolidate support in a state where Democrats enjoy a nearly
gubernatorial candidates are vocal election deniers who continue to sow doubt about Georgia’s voting systems in a state that will be central to the 2028 presidential race. Each of Bottoms’ Democratic primary opponents
gubernatorial primary. But winning in Iowa will still be difficult and require Democrats to overcome a party brand that has become toxic in most rural corners of the country. No Democrat in the state
gubernatorial candidate was making his grand entrance as a headliner for a recent event hosted by the Banks County Republican Party. In many ways, it mimicked the same disruptive force with which he entered
gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton mocked for misidentifying a ‘street taco’ Polls have shown [California](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/california) voters have been largely disengaged from the upcoming election for governor, but over the weekend one candidate managed
Trump in the 2024 presidential election. But the so-called autopsy [document](https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/May-20-2026.pdf), made public on Thursday, was incomplete and inconclusive – riddled with factual mistakes and annotations questioning its assertions. It was also
endorsed by Trump in a state where the president’s approval rating hovers around [25%](https://www.ppic.org/publication/ppic-statewide-survey-californians-and-their-government-february-2026/), roughly 10 points lower than the national average. Newsom’s approval rating, by contrast, stands at about
gubernatorial debate at KRON Studios in San Francisco in April. **Jason Henry/Getty Images North America** Jason Henry/Getty Images North America SAN FRANCISCO — The primary election for California governor is too close to call, with vote
endorsement of Barry Moore in Alabama’s Senate race helped him become the new front-runner. And he’s [fronting a challenger](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/28/trump-and-kentucky-republicans-are-uniting-against-massie-he-could-still-win-00894312) to Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie in what has turned into
candidates who aligned closely with President Trump over two others, who had opposed his attempts to overturn Georgia's outcome in the 2020 presidential election. Loading... Jones, who has served as lieutenant governor since
endorsed 15 candidates so far this year. Three other progressive candidates, Junaid Ahmed and Kat Abughazaleh in Illinois, and Nida Allam in North Carolina, [lost](/news/2026/3/2/anti-war-candidates-pose-early-test-for-us-democrats-after-attacks-on-iran) their primaries amid a massive onslaught of opposition spending
candidly, said in a text message that the party writ large has moved on. “While it feels painful and traumatic for those who had to deal with this at the time, the public is focused