CA Gubernatorial Debate - Apr 28 2026
May 07 2026
The second debate, on Apr 28 2026, had the same six candidates as the first and adding two more:
Tony Thurmond (D) - California State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Antonio Villaraigosa (D) - former Mayor of Los Angeles.
Unfortunately 8 candidates is too many and they were resorting to quick YES/NO questions or asking a question to four candidates and then a variation to the other four. And sometimes people would get skipped. I think Thurmond and Villaraigosa along with Chad Bianco were skipped the most.
Final point totals
My notes in PDF: 2026-04-28 CA gubernatorial debate.pdf
Tony Thurmond (D) - California State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Antonio Villaraigosa (D) - former Mayor of Los Angeles.
Unfortunately 8 candidates is too many and they were resorting to quick YES/NO questions or asking a question to four candidates and then a variation to the other four. And sometimes people would get skipped. I think Thurmond and Villaraigosa along with Chad Bianco were skipped the most.
Final point totals
- Tom Steyer (7 points)
- Katie Porter (6)
- Matt Mahan (6)
- Steve Hilton (4)
- Antonio Villaraigosa (4)
- Xavier Becerra (4)
- Tony Thurmond (3)
- Chad Bianco (-1)
My notes in PDF: 2026-04-28 CA gubernatorial debate.pdf