ABC7 is partnering with the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future to host a gubernatorial debate featuring six candidates vying to become California's next governor. "Your Voice, Your Vote: Race for Governor 2026" will take place Tuesday, March 24, at 5 p.m. and will be moderated by ABC7 anchor Marc Brown.
California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks warned in a statement that for all the state's liberal bona fides it was possible that a large Democratic field could carve up the party's primary vote into small fractions and allow only two Republican candidates to advance to the November election. The all-GOP general election is possible under California's unusual top-two primary system, which puts all candidates on one ballot and only the top two vote-getters advance to November, regardless of party.
On the summer solstice, a place known by many names brought us together. Referred to as Chuk Shon, Sentinel Peak, 'A' Mountain, or the birthplace of Tucson, this land is one of the only remaining areas where the expansive open desert west of Tucson, AZ, meets the Santa Cruz River. Essential to all life and continuously inhabited by humans for over 4,000 years, this place has been central to many, namely the Tohono O'odham.
The American dream has turned into a nightmare for so many families. Standing in as her party's pick to rebut the president, ahead of his reelection bid no less, is a daunting task for any up-and-coming politician, but even some Republicans described Britt's performance with words like baffling and bizarre.
Republicans and Democrats alike face a high-stakes choice that could set the stage for one of the fiercest Senate races of the 2026 midterm cycle. At the center of the fractious Republican contest is a clash between the party's old guard and a Maga culture warrior, with four-term incumbent John Cornyn, a conservative fixture of Senate leadership locked in the fight of his political career against the state's scandal-plagued attorney general, Ken Paxton.