gubernatorial

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The survey, which included all 61 of the gubernatorial candidates on the ballot, found that Democratic turnout thus far is noticeably lower compared with past primary elections, DiCamillo said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Both candidates in Virginia’s gubernatorial race last year ran on killing the most hated tax in the state—the “personal property tax” on vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

In the 2018 gubernatorial primary, records were once again broken by more than $26 million of outside spending, with former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa being the biggest beneficiary.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

And in February, an editor for the YouTube streamer MrBeast and a former California gubernatorial candidate were the first two people to face disciplinary action for insider trading on Kalshi.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Hodges’ chief political foe at this time was an outspoken segregationist named I. Beverly Lake, an assistant state attorney general, who, it was rumored, planned to oppose Hodges in the 1956 gubernatorial race.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson