2026 California governor's race

Incumbent: Gavin Newsom (Democratic) · not seeking re-election in this race

AAAkinyemi AgbedeDemocratic Party (United States)95%

AOAlicia Olivia LappRepublican Party (United States)5%

vsD +90Polymarket ↗

Implied chance of winning — live Polymarket prices

Where they stand

Expand an issue for what they've actually said, cited

Issue	Hilton	Becerra
	Build more	Build more
	Unknown	Raise/keep rates
	Tough on crime	Unknown
	Enforce the law	Unknown
Fentanyl & drug enforcement	Unknown	Unknown
	Expand drilling	Limit fossil fuels
	Deregulate	Unknown
	Unknown	Expand gov role
	Unknown	Back transition
	Unknown	Pro Abortion
	Open Choice	Unknown
Parents' rights in education	Unknown	Unknown
Gun policy	Unknown	Unknown
Sanctuary jurisdictions	Unknown	Unknown
DEI programs	Unknown	Unknown
Medical gender transition for minors	Unknown	Unknown
	Protect Women	Allow Trans
	Unknown	Supports LGBT Causes
Marijuana legalization	Unknown	Unknown
	Require ID	No ID requirement
Election integrity: mail ballots	Unknown	Unknown
Free speech & tech censorship	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Maintain/expand
	Unknown	Protect benefits
Student loan forgiveness	Unknown	Unknown
Congressional term limits	Unknown	Unknown
Congressional stock trading	Unknown	Unknown
Israel	Unknown	Unknown
Ukraine aid	Unknown	Unknown
China & trade	Unknown	Unknown

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