Eric Swalwell
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What’s Next in the Volatile California Governor’s Race?
For Democrats, the drama is reverberating well beyond the state.
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Representative Eric Swalwell of California
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By
Katie Glueck
April 13, 2026,
6:20 p.m. ET
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It was a wild weekend in California, where a chaotic governor’s race was further upended by
allegations of sexual misconduct
against a leading Democratic candidate.
Here’s a quick review of what happened, where the race goes next — and why this is reverberating well beyond California.
What happened?
Representative Eric Swalwell
, a relatively young and punchy Trump antagonist,
was emerging
as the favorite of much of the Democratic establishment in the crowded, complicated race to succeed
Gov. Gavin Newsom
.
That all collapsed when news outlets on Friday began to publish reports that
several women had accused Swalwell of sexual misconduct
.
The weekend then followed a pattern familiar to anyone who closely followed politics at the height of the #MeToo era:
staff resignations
, withdrawn endorsements, the candidate’s denial of accusations — and ultimately, a decision to exit the race.
Swalwell
announced last night
that he was dropping out. And this afternoon,
he said that he was resigning
.
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