The field is set: These are the 10 candidates officially running for California governor

by Yue Stella Yu, CalMatters March 9, 2026March 9, 2026

From left, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and former California State Controller Betty Yee at the California gubernatorial candidate debate in San Francisco on Feb. 3, 2026. (Laure Andrillon/AP Photo)

IT’S OFFICIAL: Eight Democrats and two Republicans say they have filed paperwork for the June 2 primary ballot in the California governor’s race, setting up a wide-open contest in which two Republicans who have consistently led in polls could shut out all other Democrats.

Here are the 10 candidates:

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