gubernatorial

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Guest: Geoff Duncan, former lieutenant governor of Georgia and a current Georgia gubernatorial candidate who switched parties from Republican to Democrat last year.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

He recently had a friendly chat with Riverside County Sheriff and Republican gubernatorial candidate Chad Bianco.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

I won’t claim to know much about the topic of dredging, but of one thing I am certain: None of the candidates in the upcoming gubernatorial election will even mention water, much less dredging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Two of our esteemed gubernatorial candidates, the cowboy and the dilettante, apparently could not find ties for the first debate Wednesday night, showing up with dress shirts casually unbuttoned.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

And so when Federalist leaders from New York approached him as a prospective candidate for the gubernatorial race, he indicated a willingness to switch party affiliations and run in his home state as a Federalist.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis