California Governor
Xavier Becerra (D) vs. Steve Hilton (R). General election Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
What does a governor do?
Runs the state government. Proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes bills passed by the legislature, and appoints the heads of state agencies. Usually 4 years (2 in NH and VT).
- State budget, schools and Medicaid funding
- Signs or vetoes state laws
- Leads emergency response and the state National Guard
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Xavier Becerra
Who they are
In their words: “We have to fight to make it possible for all of us to have the California Dream, and that’s why I’m running for Governor.” campaign site
What they say they'll do
- Health Care
- 1. Protect Healthcare and Keep Hospitals, Clinics, and Medical Practices Open
- 2. Cut Prescription Drug Costs Using State Purchasing Power
- 3. Expand CalRx and Build Western States Drug Independence
- 5. Launch “California Connected Care”: Universal Telehealth Access
What they've done
Who funds them
In short
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Steve Hilton
Who they are
In their words: “Steve Hilton for Governor of California. Let's fix California — throw out the insiders, cut costs, and fix our schools.” campaign site
What they say they'll do
What they've done
Who funds them
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Where they stand, issue by issue
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Universal coverage, timely access, and a strong safety net must translate into real savings for real families. I will work with regulatory agencies to ensure that as waste and inefficiency are eliminated, the savings flow back to patients, not to shareholders.source
Some of California’s largest and most profitable corporations pay wages so low that their workers qualify for taxpayer-funded Medi-Cal, effectively subsidizing their labor costs with public money while disadvantaging competitors who do the right thing.source
Healthcare has been the throughline of my entire career in public service. I started as a legal advocate for people with mental illness who had no voice.source
California’s clean-energy transition is necessary and urgent—but too many families are paying the price through rising utility bills, unreliable service, and confusing rate structures.source
Workers and consumers deserve to know when consequential decisions about them are shaped by algorithms, and to have meaningful recourse.source
California’s homelessness crisis is a moral emergency and a policy failure decades in the making, and it will not wait any longer. I have led coordinated national responses to this crisis as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and Chair of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.source
Displacement without support is abandonment. I will work with the Legislature, the California public education system and industry partners to build accessible, stackable workforce programs that prepare Californians for the AI economy and support workers navigating role changes.source
No candidate in this race addresses on their site: Social Security & Medicare, Immigration & the border, Crime & public safety, Guns, Abortion, Schools & education, Foreign policy & defense, Veterans, Farming & rural issues.
About this race
No incumbent is on the ballot (open seat). The race is rated solidly Democratic. Usually 4 years (2 in NH and VT).
Rating from the Cook Political Report race ratings, Oct 23, 2026. Candidates from the California Secretary of State, certified list of candidates for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.