Voters have to wait until 2026 to cast their ballots and decide the next governor of California. Gov. Gavin Newsom won't be among the candidates.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is term-limited, and several high-profile Democrats have already signaled they want to run next year to replace him.

None of California’s governors came from Riverside County. Most holding the state’s highest elected office hailed from Los Angeles or San Francisco, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, who served as San Francisco’s mayor and California lieutenant governor before winning his current job in 2018.