Name: Top California Gubernatorial Candidates Face Off in Debate
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Description: The two candidates with the most votes in the June 2 primary, regardless of party, will move on to the election for the governor’s seat on Nov. 3.

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Six leading candidates running for California governor, four Democrats and two Republicans, met on Wednesday night in San Francisco for a 90-minute moderated Q&A-format debate with pressing topics.

The debate took place after former U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) suspended his gubernatorial run and resigned from Congress amid allegations of sexual misconduct, which he has denied. The two candidates with the most votes in the June 2 primary, regardless of party, will move on to the election for the governor’s seat on Nov. 3.

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