gubernatorial

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“The dog’s vote was successfully counted in the 2021 gubernatorial recall election but was rejected in the 2022 primary,” the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

To be clear, no one is running away with the gubernatorial contest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order banning gubernatorial appointees from profiting on prediction markets using nonpublic information.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Those elements could very well describe the current gubernatorial race, which, as it happens, is the most wide-open since that volatile campaign a generation ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 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