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There are over 100 candidates signed up so far to contend for the California Governor’s seat should Gavin Newsom be recalled. Candidates have until Friday, July 16 to declare and officially register their candidacy, so I expect there will be several more.
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The question of whether Gavin Newsom should be recalled and, if so, who should replace him are on the same two-question ballot on September 14. If Question 1 doesn’t receive more than 50 percent of the vote, Question 2 is irrelevant.)
Half of these people I wouldn’t know from Adam. There are about 15 or so Democrats registered, over 20 No Party Preference candidates (California’s version of “Independent”), a few Green Party candidates, and one American Independent. Then there are the Republicans, many of them name recognizable, and others, not so much.