CNN will host a California gubernatorial primary debate in Los Angeles Tuesday evening, offering voters a high-profile forum to hear directly from candidates in one of the nation's most closely ...

Seven candidates are participating in CNN’s California gubernatorial primary debate. We’ll also be covering election results ...

As ballots start arriving in mailboxes this week, seven of the leading candidates for California governor will take to the stage for back-to-back debates this week, with the first one occurring ...

Candidates sparred over immigration, AI and more ahead of next month's primary election.

Dana Bash and the “Inside Politics” panel discuss the stakes for the seven California governor candidates facing off in tonight’s primetime debate on CNN.

Follow live updates, analysis, and highlights from CNN's 2026 debate between California governor candidates. See how candidates, including Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton and Tom Steyer, take on the ...

The debate stage was made up of five Democrats — former Health Secretary Xavier Becerra, billionaire philanthropist Tom Steyer, former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and ...