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Multiple outlets report that Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is considering a run for governor to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Newsom is term-limited and cannot run in the 2026 gubernatorial election.
According to Punchbowl News, Swalwell is expected to make a decision in the coming weeks.
🚨Report: Embattle California Congressman Eric Swalwell is now considering running for Governor of California in 2026 pic.twitter.com/oCn5pzc9Eb
— The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) November 15, 2025
More from Punchbowl News:
Swalwell — a seven-term House member — declined to comment on whether he’ll run for governor of the Golden State.
But a recent survey conducted by an outside group supporting the congressman showed Swalwell in fourth place. He polled better than candidates who have been in the race for months.
Republican Steve Hilton, a British-American Fox News contributor, took first place with 20%, followed by former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) with 16% and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican, with 14%. Swalwell is next with 11% of the vote.
Also in the race: Former House member and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. In the survey, they polled at 9% and 5%, respectively.
In California’s jungle primary system, the top two candidates, regardless of party affiliation, advance to the general election.
“I heard Eric Swalwell is jumping into the California governor’s race. If only he were doing it for the right reasons,” Hilton said.
“I’m running for governor to CLEAN UP the mess Democrats have created during 15 years of one-party rule,” he added.
I heard Eric Swalwell is jumping into the California governor’s race. If only he were doing it for the right reasons.
I’m running for governor to CLEAN UP the mess Democrats have created during 15 years of one-party rule. pic.twitter.com/FIACbLBI18
— steve hilton (@SteveHiltonx) November 15, 2025
There is concern among Democrats that the high volume of Democratic candidates could potentially split the vote enough to create a general election featuring two Republicans.
New – California governor poll
🔴 Hilton 20%
🔵 Porter 16%
🔴 Bianco 14%
🔵 Swalwell 11%
🔵 Becerra 9%EMC R #C (🔵) – LV – 10/26 pic.twitter.com/ktYO6yaVYH
— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) November 15, 2025
Newsweek explained:
That shows a tight race between Porter and Bianco for the second spot in the general election—something Democrats will be trying to avoid ahead of next year’s primary.
It surveyed 1,000 likely voters from October 22-26 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
Two other recent polls have illustrated similar dynamics.
A poll conducted by Democratic pollster Ben Tulchin on behalf of Villaraigosa’s campaign. It showed Bianco leading with 20 percent, followed by Villaraigosa at 19 percent and Hilton at 18 percent. It surveyed 919 likely voters in November and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points.
An Emerson College poll showed Hilton with 16 percent, Porter with 15 percent and Bianco with 11 percent support in the primary. It surveyed 900 likely voters from October 20-21 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.19 percentage points.
A University of California, Berkeley poll showed Bianco leading with 13 percent, while Porter followed with 11 percent. Becerra and Hilton both followed with eight percent support. It surveyed 8,141 registered voters from October 20-27. It has a sampling error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.
Porter was viewed as the frontrunner, but has recently faced criticism after threatening to leave an interview after becoming frustrated by a journalist’s follow-up questions. The backlash also saw other allegations of mistreatment resurface amid her campaign.