# Election of a new Governor of California, 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [April 3, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-of-a-new-governor-of-california-2026/1028986 "2026-04-03T03:51:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 329
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-of-a-new-governor-of-california-2026/1028986/329 "2026-06-10T20:39:39Z")
**Moderating:** I’ve spun off the discussion of changing how California should/should not change it’s Ballot system and how to a new P&E thread, since even if it were to happen it won’t be in place for the election specified in this thread. Please direct future comments and concerns on that subject to the new thread. Thank you. > [@Should California Improve it's Ballot System and How (spun off from Election of a new Govenor of California, 2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-california-improve-its-ballot-system-and-how-spun-off-from-election-of-a-new-govenor-of-california-2026/1030809): > > Somewhat tangentially, California really needs to improve its ballot counting system. Sure, it’s a big State, but so are Florida and Illinois, and we both get almost all the votes counted by the next morning. The UK and Japan are both bigger than California and generally have votes counted by the next morning. California has a lot of mail votes, but there are States that do ALL their voting by mail and still get them counted within a couple days of the election. The only explanation I can think … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-of-a-new-governor-of-california-2026/1028986)._