Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first campaign video for Gov. Kathy Hochul, in which he attacks her Republican rival, Bruce Blakeman, has some of the mayor’s hallmark appeal, but a bit less pizazz.

Xavier Becerra is a heavy favorite to become California’s first Latino governor in the modern era, though he does not talk much about the milestone.

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The two contenders for governor of New York clashed over issues that include data centers and immigration in a debate that reflected the contentious nature of their contest.

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Byron Donalds, the Republican nominee for governor, is working to win over Black voters who usually support Democrats as his party girds for the possibility of low turnout.

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