<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The 2018 California gubernatorial election will be held on November 6, 2018, to elect the next Governor of California . Incumbent Democratic Governor Jerry Brown will be ineligible to run for re-election for a third (or fifth non-consecutive) term due to term limits from the California Constitution . </P> <P> A primary election will be held on June 5, 2018 . Under California's nonpartisan blanket primary law, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party . Voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation . The top two finishers--regardless of party--advance to the general election in November, regardless whether a candidate manages to receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary election . </P>

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