California Governor
Ratings
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Roster: California Secretary of State · state candidate list · as of August 27, 2026
No verified polling margin for this race yet. A figure on file has no verified source document, so it is not shown. How we source polling data.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE · California CAL-ACCESS
- Raised
- $35M
- Cash on hand
- $7.6M
CAMPAIGN FINANCE · California CAL-ACCESS
- Raised
- $26.8M
- Cash on hand
- $2.7M
California Secretary of State filings, as of Sep 19, 2026.
State demographics · Census ACS
- Median household income
- $99,122 (±$310)
- Median gross rent, monthly
- $2,036 (±$5)
- People below the poverty line
- 12.0% (±0.1%)
- People without health insurance
- 6.6% (±0.1%)
- Renter households paying 30% or more of income on rent
- 55.3% (±0.2%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 , statewide; the survey window ends Dec 31, 2024. Survey estimates; the figure after ± is the 90% margin of error. The renter-burden share is derived by Thin Gold from two published Census percentages. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Election information
- Voter registration deadline
- October 19, 2026 (California Secretary of State, as of October 10, 2026)
- Early voting
- Begins October 5, 2026; end date not stated on the page we read (California Secretary of State, as of October 10, 2026)
What is not on this page
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- No individual poll results are compiled for this race.
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- We do not yet have the 2024 presidential result for this race.