US EditionGavin Newsom Faces Growing Pressure to Intervene in a Scrambled California Governor’s Race
The withdrawal upends a crowded Democratic field as unions and donors scramble to realign support before ballots are mailed, officials said.
- On Sunday, Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell suspended his California gubernatorial campaign amid sexual misconduct allegations, then resigned from Congress on Monday, scrambling the race in the nation's largest Democratic-led state.
- Allegations of sexual assault from a former staffer and other misconduct claims prompted Swalwell's exit. He denied the allegations while apologizing for "mistakes in judgment" he made in the past.
- Because Swalwell withdrew after the statutory deadline, his name will remain on the June 2 primary ballot; California election law prevents removing candidates who have filed nomination documents for statewide office.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that the state will hold a special election on August 18, 2026, to fill the vacancy in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- The exit leaves the Democratic vote split among seven candidates, fueling concerns that Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco could both advance to the general election and shut Democrats out.
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Swalwell is just latest embarrassment in California governors race
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) was on the verge of consolidating Democratic votes ahead of the June 2 primary for governor of the biggest state in the union. He was leading six other Democrats in polls and had just secured endorsements from California’s two largest government unions, which promised to spend millions of dollars on his campaign. But all of that came crashing down around him after a local newspaper published allegations that he sexually…
The multiplication of Democratic candidates, and the accusations of rape against the favourite Eric Swallwell who had to abandon the race, open the way for Republicans.
Gavin Newsom faces growing pressure to intervene in a scrambled California governor’s race
The scrambled race for California governor left in the wake of Eric Swalwell’s sexual misconduct allegations isn’t officially Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mess. But it’s one that many top Democrats want him to consider trying to clean up.
Column: Eric Swalwell Finds Out About Sudden Burst of 'Investigative Reporting'
Column: Eric Swalwell Finds Out About Sudden Burst of 'Investigative Reporting' If you doubt that our elitist media are a powerful component in the Democrat Party messaging machine, see what happened to Rep. Eric Swalwell of California. His career collapsed. Within about 48 hours, he went from the leading Democrat in a very fragmented field for governor of the Golden State to an exit ramp out of Congress. It was a conservative pouncing party …
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