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California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra speaks during an election night event Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

These candidates for governor worked for Joe Biden. Some don’t really talk about it though

Joe Biden isn’t on the ballot this fall, but three of his administration members are running for governor. There’s former U.S.

California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra speaks during an election night event Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Democrat Xavier Becerra advances to general election in race for California governor

California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton speaks to reporters outside the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Steve Hilton, top Republican hopeful for California governor, says the state has lost its way

California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton speaks during an election night event Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Huntington Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

California governor’s primary pitted experience against promises of change

From left, Rebecca Bennett, Democratic candidate for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, holds her daughter Rosie, alongside her husband Alex Hydrean and daughter Millie during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Bridgewater, N.J. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

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The high-stakes races for California governor and LA mayor remained too close to call, but the battle lines for the November election are already being drawn as the candidates lay out their visions for leading the nation’s most populous state.

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Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt during a campaign event Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jill Connelly)

Contests for California governor and LA mayor head toward primary election with no clear leaders

From left, Katie Porter, Chad Bianco, Antonio Villaraigosa, Xavier Becerra, Matt Mahan, Steve Hilton and Tom Steyer wait during a break at a California gubernatorial debate hosted by CBS Bay Area and the San Francisco Examiner in San Francisco, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, Pool)

Here are the top candidates for California governor in Tuesday’s primary

California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra speaks during a campaign event in West Hollywood, Calif., Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Candidates for California governor and LA mayor scramble to pitch to voters in final days

From left to right, Antonio Villaraigosa, Katie Porter, Tom Steyer and Steve Hilton participate in a California gubernatorial debate hosted by CNN at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, Calif. Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

California Democrats shrug at their choices in packed race to replace Newsom

Tom Steyer speaks during a California gubernatorial debate hosted by CBS Bay Area and the San Francisco Examiner in San Francisco, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, Pool)

Billionaire Tom Steyer’s ad spending breaks records in California governor’s race

A sign blaming Sacramento policies for high gas prices is displayed at a Chevron gas station in Alameda, Calif., on Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

Gov. Newsom and Chevron spar over who is to blame for California’s high gas prices

Dana Williamson, a former top aide to Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, leaves the federal courthouse in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin, File)

Ex-aide to California Democrats admits guilt in scheme to steal campaign funds from health secretary

California gubernatorial candidate,Xavier Becerra, D-CA appears at a town hall meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Xavier Becerra’s decades in public office are a blessing and a curse in his California governor bid

From left to right, Tom Steyer, Steve Hilton, Chad Bianco and Matt Mahan participate in a California gubernatorial debate hosted by CNN at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, Calif. Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

California governor candidates clash on taxes, Trump and healthcare in lively debate

From left to right, Antonio Villaraigosa, Katie Porter, Tom Steyer, Steve Hilton, Chad Bianco, Xavier Becerra and Matt Mahan participate in a California gubernatorial debate hosted by CNN at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, Calif. Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Candidates for California governor tangle in testy debate with mail voting already underway

From left, Tony Thurmond, Chad Bianco, Tom Steyer, Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra, Katie Porter, Matt Mahan and Antonio Villaraigosa participate in a gubernatorial debate hosted by CBS LA at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif., Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

California candidates for governor tangle in messy TV debate with mail ballots about to go out

Candidates in California's gubernatorial race look on during a gubernatorial debate hosted by Nexstar Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in San Francisco. (Jason Henry/Pool Photo via AP)

California’s woes at the center of debate among leading candidates for governor

California gubernatorial candidate Tony Thurmond speaks at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Fearing GOP upset, top California Democrat urges lagging candidates for governor to drop out of race

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks to reporters after a campaign event on Proposition 50 in San Francisco, on Nov. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

A sheriff, a billionaire, a tinge of scandal. California governor’s race packs drama, uncertainty

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks to reporters after a campaign event on Proposition 50 in San Francisco, on Nov. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Rep. Eric Swalwell announces his bid for California governor

Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer speaks at a campaign event in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Feb. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)

Tom Steyer is running for California governor as a populist billionaire

Dana Williamson, a former top aide to Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, leaves the courthouse Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif., after being indicted on federal charges alleging her involvement in a scheme to steal campaign money from former federal Health Secretary Xavier Becerra. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin)

Newsom’s ex-aide indicted on corruption, fraud charges. Here’s what to know about the case.

Dana Williamson, a former top aide to Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, leaves the courthouse Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif., after being indicted on federal charges alleging her involvement in a scheme to steal campaign money from former federal Health Secretary Xavier Becerra. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin)

Ex-aide to California governor indicted for alleged theft of campaign funds from ex-health secretary

U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., smiles as she prepares to address supporters at an election night party, March 5, 2024, in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter nearly exits tense interview in her run for California governor

Assemblyman Ian Calderon, D-Whittier, urges lawmakers to approve a measure to give new wage and benefit protections at the so-called gig economy companies like Uber and Lyft, during the Assembly session in Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Former California lawmaker, a millennial, joins the governor’s race

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra talks to reporters after a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Oct. 29, 2024.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California Democrat turns to TikTok to reach Hispanic voters in governor’s race

U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks at the Linen Building in Boise, Idaho, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, File)

2026 race for California governor goes into new gear and directions with Kamala Harris out

Former Vice President Kamala Harris delivers the keynote speech at the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Why Kamala Harris could run for California governor and bypass another White House bid

A vial of the Phase 3 Novavax coronavirus vaccine prepared for use in a trial at St. George's University hospital in London, Oct. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

FDA scrutiny of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine sparks uncertainty about other shots

U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks at the Linen Building in Boise, Idaho, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, File)

Biden’s top health official, Xavier Becerra, enters the race to succeed California Gov. Gavin Newsom

President Joe Biden speaks about prescription drug costs at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., Dec. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Ozempic, Wegovy and other drugs are among 15 selected for Medicare’s price negotiations

Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, speaks to The Associated Press, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Ellgren)

Here’s the advice Biden’s top health official has for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

President Joe Biden speaks as first lady Jill Biden looks on at a Friendsgiving event with service members and their families in the Staten Island borough of New York, Monday, Nov. 25 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans

JP Lantin, right, owner of Total Refrigeration, and service tech Michael Villa, left, work on replacing a fan motor on an air conditioning unitas temperatures are expected to hit 117-degrees Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Phoenix. Most of the Maricopa County's 645 heat-related deaths last year were outdoors, but 156 people died in their homes. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Top US health official acknowledges more federal money for utility help is needed for extreme heat

FILE - In this July 9, 2019, file photo, immigrants line up in the dinning hall at the U.S. government's newest holding center for migrant children in Carrizo Springs, Texas. The Biden administration plans to partially end the 27-year-old court supervision of how the federal government cares for child migrants, shortly after producing its own list of safeguards against mistreatment. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

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