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In California\u2019s upcoming June primary election, you\u2019ll have the opportunity to cast your ballot for any of the candidates for governor, regardless of which party you\u2019re registered with. The top two vote-getters advance to the general election.<\/p>\n

Known as a \u201cjungle primary,\u201d this system is different from how most states handle their primary elections.<\/p>\n

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This year, Democrats raised the alarm that two Republican gubernatorial candidates may move to the general election, locking out Democrats despite outnumbering Republican registered voters almost two to one. That\u2019s because the crowded field of Democratic candidates threatens to split the party\u2019s vote. Until recently, multiple polls have shown the two Republicans, former Fox News host Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, polling at the top of the race.<\/p>\n

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The top-two primary means that despite Democrats\u2019 voter registration advantage in the state, California could have an all-Republican governor\u2019s race in November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat Is California's \u2018Jungle Primary\u2019 \u2014 and Why Does It Matter so Much for the Governor\u2019s Race? - Sacramento Moving Hub<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=386\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What Is California's \u2018Jungle Primary\u2019 \u2014 and Why Does It Matter so Much for the Governor\u2019s Race? 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