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Rob Bonta
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Long Shot: California GOP Seeks to Elect First Republican Attorney General in 28 Years

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters April 23, 2022April 26, 2022

Republicans and conservative independents are hoping that 2022 might finally be the year they break the Democrats’ long winning streak in California state offices. And they’re pinning their hopes on the race for attorney general. 

Congressional candidate Georgette Gomez speaks to union workers on Election Day downtown.
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Runoff in 80th Assembly District a Crystal Ball into California Democrats’ Future

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters April 9, 2022April 10, 2022
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher easily won re-election in the 80th District.
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Redistricting, Term Limits, Opportunities Prompt ‘Great Resignation’ of California Lawmakers

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters January 15, 2022January 16, 2022
Resident displays a No on the Recall sign. Photo by Chris Stone
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California Democrats Begin Push to Change State’s Recall Election Rules

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters September 19, 2021September 20, 2021
Larry Elder
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‘Nobody’ Beat GOP Frontrunner Larry Elder by Wide Margin in California Recall

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters September 18, 2021September 19, 2021
Gavin Newsom
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With the Recall History, Political Focus Turns to the 2022 Gubernatorial Race

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters September 15, 2021September 16, 2021
Gavin Newsom at rally
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How a Single Survey Panicked California Liberals and Roused Them to Vote

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters September 13, 2021September 13, 2021
Larry Elder in Temecula
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A New Kind of Republican: Larry Elder Courts Latino and Asian Voters

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters September 11, 2021September 12, 2021
Kevin Paffrath
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Kevin Paffrath Aspires to be the ‘JFK-Style Democrat’ in the Recall Election

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters September 5, 2021September 6, 2021
Larry Elder
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Recall Front-Runner Larry Elder Says He’s a Libertarian and ‘I Don’t Have Horns’

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters August 29, 2021August 30, 2021
San Diego business man John Cox campaigns with a 1,000-pound Kodiak bear.
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If Elected Governor, Rancho Santa Fe’s John Cox Would End Vaccine Mandates, Boost Fossil Fuel

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters August 21, 2021August 22, 2021
Gov. Newsom outside a restaurant
Posted inPolitics

Newsom’s Allies Raise Nearly $40 Million for Battle with Recall Republicans

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters July 31, 2021August 1, 2021
Posted inPolitics

Without Bear or Reality TV, San Diego’s Kevin Faulconer Runs a Serious Campaign for Governor

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters June 19, 2021June 20, 2021
Gavin Newsom meets with workers at Universal Studios
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Gov. Newsom’s Campaign Boasts More Money in Bank as Recall Election Nears

by Ben Christopher • CalMatters May 5, 2021May 6, 2021

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