In November, as in every election year since 2010, a Democrat will win California’s gubernatorial race. As usual, it will not be a particularly close race. A Republican has not won more than 41% (opens in new tab) of the vote in that stretch.
It wasn’t always like this. In the 1990s, gubernatorial races were fiercely contested between Republicans and Democrats. High-level state offices like the attorney general and the controller were often controlled by members of the governor’s opposition party. Even California’s biggest cities swapped Republican and Democratic leadership: Los Angeles was governed by a Republican (opens in new tab)
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