Eleni Kounalakis, the Democratic current Lieutenant Governor, announced that she will be joining the race for State Treasurer, and dropping out of the race for governor ...

Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis announced Friday that she is withdrawing from the California governor's race to pursue a ...

California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis (D) dropped her bid Friday to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in next year’s ...

An Emerson College poll showed Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis in seventh place in the crowded governor's race as she made the ...

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris has announced she will not run for California’s governorship in 2026, leaving the field ...

California Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis has announced that she is ending her campaign to run for governor in 2026.

California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis is dropping out of the race for governor to run for another elected office. In a statement posted to X Friday morning, the Democrat said she plans to run for state ...

Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis has dropped out of the 2026 governor's race and is instead running for another state office.

Her exit from the governor's race creates an opening for other candidates to build relationships and secure contributions from well-heeled Bay Area donors.