2026年4月6日 美国东部时间上午9:30 / CNN
作者：戴维·赖特
这张档案照片拍摄于2024年1月爱荷华州得梅因市CNN共和党总统辩论会前的辩论舞台。
威尔·兰佐尼/美国有线电视新闻网
美国有线电视新闻网将于下月举办加州州长初选辩论会，这场潜在的转折点性活动将在一场竞争激烈的竞选活动中上演，民主党方面担忧此次辩论可能给共和党带来可乘之机。
这场时长两小时的辩论将于太平洋时间5月5日下午6点（东部时间晚上9点）举行，距离6月2日的初选不到一个月。CNN主播埃利克斯·迈克埃尔森和凯特兰·柯林斯将担任本次在洛杉矶地区举办的辩论会的主持人。
要获得辩论参与资格，符合条件的候选人必须在两份加州州长竞选民调中获得至少3%的可能初选选民支持率，或者在两份符合CNN报道标准方法论的民调机构开展的加州州长竞选民调中平均获得3%的支持率。
用于认定本次辩论参选资格、符合CNN编辑标准的民调，其公开发布时间必须在2月1日至4月27日之间。此外，符合资格的候选人必须为本次州长竞选筹集、捐赠或自行垫款至少100万美元。
截至目前，已有6名民主党人和2名共和党人达到了上述门槛。两名共和党人分别是里弗赛德县警长查德·比安科和前福克斯新闻主持人史蒂夫·希尔顿。民主党候选人则包括前卫生与公众服务部长泽维尔·贝塞拉、圣何塞市市长马特·马汉、前联邦众议员凯蒂·波特、前总统候选人汤姆·施泰尔、美国联邦众议员埃里克·斯瓦尔威尔以及前洛杉矶市长安东尼奥·维拉莱戈萨。
2025年8月19日，加州议会大厦外景，拍摄于加州萨克拉门托。
贾斯汀·沙利文/盖蒂图片社
获取本次辩论邀请的资格申报窗口将于4月27日关闭。
参选加州州长的候选人名单冗长，这让加州民主党人愈发焦虑。该州的无党派初选规则意味着，得票率排名前两位的候选人将晋级大选，无论其党派归属。
如果众多民主党候选人分散了足够多的自由派选票，比安科和希尔顿就有可能跻身大选 ballot。这将让一位与唐纳德·特朗普立场一致的州长入主这座2024年大选中以超过20个百分点的优势击败特朗普的州。这也可能损害州长加文·纽瑟姆的前景，而他正为2028年的总统竞选布局。
特朗普于周一背书了希尔顿的州长竞选，此举可能进一步影响本次选举的结果。
CNN will host a California gubernatorial primary debate on May 5
2026-04-06 09:30 AM ET / CNN
By David Wright
This file photo shows the debate stage ahead of CNN’s Republican Presidential Debate in Des Moines, Iowa, in January 2024.
Will Lanzoni/CNN
CNN will host a California gubernatorial primary debate next month, a potential inflection point in a crowded campaign that Democrats are concerned could provide an opening for Republicans.
The two-hour debate will be held May 5 at 6 p.m. Pacific time (9 p.m. Eastern time), just under a month before the June 2 primary. CNN anchors Elex Michaelson and Kaitlan Collins will moderate the event, which will take place in the Los Angeles area.
To qualify for the debate, eligible candidates must have received at least 3% support among likely primary voters in two California gubernatorial polls or an average of 3% support in two California gubernatorial polls conducted by polling organizations whose methodology meets CNN’s standards for reporting.
The public release of polls that meet CNN’s editorial standards to determine eligibility in this debate must be released between February 1 and April 27. In addition, qualifying candidates must have raised, contributed, or loaned at least $1 million for this specific gubernatorial campaign.
Six Democrats and two Republicans have met these thresholds so far. The two Republicans are Riverside County sheriff Chad Bianco and former Fox News host Steve Hilton. The Democrats are Xavier Becerra, former secretary of health and human services; Matt Mahan, mayor of San José; former Rep. Katie Porter; former presidential candidate Tom Steyer, US Rep. Eric Swalwell; and former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
A view of the California State Capitol on August 19, 2025 in Sacramento, California.
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The eligibility window to receive an invitation to the debate will close on April 27.
The long list of names contending for California governor is a source of growing anxiety among state Democrats. The state’s nonpartisan primaries means that the top two candidates by vote share advance to the general election, regardless of party affiliation.
It’s possible that the many Democrats could split the liberal vote enough for Bianco and Hilton to make the general election ballot. That would pave the way for a Donald Trump-aligned governor in a state that voted against Trump by more than 20 percentage points in 2024. It could also hurt Gov. Gavin Newsom’s prospects as he positions himself for a 2028 presidential run.
Trump on Monday endorsed Hilton in the governor’s race, a move that could further impact the election’s outcome.
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