Over 600 Californians took out papers to become gubernatorial candidates and 247 filed those papers. Of those, 135 were certified by the Secretary of State as having paid $3,500 and submitting the signatures of 65 registered voters.
Of the candidates listed below, the party affiliation breakdown is as follows:
Candidate | Ballot Designation | Party
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Iris Adam | Business Analyst | Natural Law
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Brooke Adams | Business Executive | Independent
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Alex-St. James | Public Policy Strategist | Republican
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Douglas Anderson | Mortgage Broker | Republican
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Angelyne | Entertainer | Independent
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Mohammad Arif | Businessman | Independent
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Badi Badiozamani | Entrepreneur/Author/Executive | Independent
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Vik S. Bajwa | Businessman/Father/Entrepreneur | Democratic
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John W. Beard | Businessman | Republican
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Ed Beyer | Chief Operations Officer | Republican
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Vip Bhola | Attorney/Businessowner | Republican
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Cheryl Bly-Chester | Businesswoman/Environmental Engineer | Republican
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Audie Bock | Educator/Small Businesswoman | Democratic
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Joel Britton | Retired Meatpacker | Independent
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Art Brown | Film Writer/Director | Democratic
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John Christopher Burton | Civil Rights Lawyer | Independent
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Cruz M. Bustamante | Lieutenant Governor | Democratic
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Peter Miguel Camejo | Financial Investment Advisor | Green
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Todd Carson | Real Estate Developer | Republican
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William "Bill" S. Chambers | Railroad Switchman/Brakeman | Republican
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Michael Cheli | Businessman | Independent
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D. (Logan Darrow) Clements | Businessman | Republican
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Gary Coleman | Actor | Independent
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Mary "Mary Carey" Cook | Adult Film Actress | Independent
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Robert Cullenbine | Retired Businessman | Democratic
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Scott Davis | Business Owner | Independent
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Robert "Butch" Dole | Small Business Owner | Republican
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Bob Lynn Edwards | Attorney | Democratic
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Warren Farrell | Fathers' Issues Author | Democratic
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Dan Feinstein | No Ballot Designation Requested | Democratic
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Larry Flynt | Publisher | Democratic
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Lorraine (Abner Zurd) Fontanes | Film Maker | Democratic
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Gene Forte | Executive Recruiter/Entrepreneur | Republican |
Diana Foss | No Ballot Designation Requested | Democratic
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Ronald J. Friedman | Physician | Independent |
Leo Gallagher | Comedian | Independent
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Gerold Lee Gorman | Engineer | Democratic |
Rich Gosse | Educator | Republican
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James H. Green | Firefighter Paramedic/Nurse | Democratic |
Jack Loyd Grisham | Musician/Laborer | Independent
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Garrett Gruener | High-Tech Entrepreneur | Democratic |
Joe Guzzardi | Teacher/Journalist | Democratic
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Ivan A. Hall | Custom Denture Manufacturer | Green |
Ken Hamidi | State Tax Officer | Libertarian
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Sara Ann Hanlon | Businesswoman | Independent |
C. Stephen Henderson | Teacher | Independent
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Ralph A. Hernandez | District Attorney Inspector | Democratic |
John J. "Jack" Hickey | Healthcare District Director | Libertarian
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Jim Hoffmann | Teacher | Republican |
Arianna Huffington (withdrew September 30, 2003) | Author/Columnist/Mother | Independent
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S. Issa | Engineer | Republican |
Michael Jackson | Satellite Project Manager | Republican
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Trek Thunder Kelly | Business Executive/Artist | Independent |
Edward "Ed" Kennedy | Businessman/Educator | Democratic
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D.E. Kessinger | Paralegal/Property Manager | Democratic |
Kelly P. Kimball | Business Executive | Democratic
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Stephen L. Knapp | Engineer | Republican |
Eric Korevaar | Scientist/Businessman | Democratic
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Jerry Kunzman | Chief Executive Officer | Independent |
Dick Lane | Educator | Democratic
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Gary Leonard | Photojournalist/Author | Democratic |
Todd Richard Lewis | Businessman | Independent
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Calvin Y. Louie | CPA | Democratic |
Frank A. Macaluso, Jr. | Physician/Medical Doctor | Democratic
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Paul "Chip" Mailander | Golf Professional | Democratic |
Robert C. Mannheim | Retired Businessperson | Democratic
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Bruce Margolin | Marijuana Legalization Attorney | Democratic |
Paul Mariano | Attorney | Democratic
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Gino Martorana | Restaurant Owner | Republican |
Mike P. McCarthy | Used Car Dealer | Independent
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Bob McClain | Civil Engineer | Independent |
Tom McClintock | State Senator | Republican
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Dennis Duggan McMahon | Banker | Republican |
Mike McNeilly | Artist | Republican
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Scott A. Mednick | Business Executive | Democratic |
Carl A. Mehr | Businessman | Republican
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Jonathan Miller | Small Business Owner | Democratic |
Darryl L. Mobley | Businessman/Entrepreneur | Independent
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Jeffrey L. Mock | Business Owner | Republican |
John "Jack" Mortensen | Contractor/Businessman | Democratic
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Dorene Musilli | Parent/Educator/Businesswoman | Republican |
Paul Nave | Businessman/Prizefighter/Father | Democratic
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Robert C. Newman II | Psychologist/Farmer | Republican |
Leonard Padilla | Law School President | Independent
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Ronald Jason Palmieri | Gay Rights Attorney | Democratic |
Gregory J. Pawlik | Realtor/Businessman | Republican
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Heather Peters | Mediator | Republican |
Charles "Chuck" Pineda, Jr. | State Hearing Officer | Democratic
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Bill Prady | Television Writer/Producer | Democratic |
Darin Price | University Chemistry Instructor | Natural Law
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Bryan Quinn | Businessman | Republican |
Jeff Rainforth | Marketing Coodinator | Independent
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Daniel C. "Danny" Ramirez | Businessman/Entrepreneur/Father | Democratic |
Christopher Ranken | Planning Commissioner | Democratic
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Reva Renee Renz | Small Business Owner | Republican |
Daniel W. Richards | Businessman | Republican
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Kevin Richter | Information Technology Manager | Republican |
Kurt E. "Tachikaze" Rightmyer | Middleweight Sumo Wrestler | Independent
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David Laughing Horse Robinson | Tribal Chairman | Democratic |
Ned Roscoe | Cigarette Retailer | Libertarian
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Sharon Rushford | Businesswoman | Independent |
Georgy Russell | Software Engineer | Democratic
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Jamie Rosemary Safford | Business Owner | Republican |
David Ronald Sams | Businessman/Producer/Writer | Republican
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Darrin H. Scheidle | Businessman/Entrepreneur | Democratic |
Mike Schmier | Attorney | Democratic
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George B. Schwartzman | Businessman | Independent |
Arnold Schwarzenegger | Actor/Businessman | Republican
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Richard J. Simmons | Attorney/Businessperson | Independent |
Bill Simon (withdrew August 23, 2003) | Businessman | Republican
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B.E. Smith | Lecturer | Independent |
Randall D. Sprague | Discrimination Complaint Investigator | Republican
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Christopher Sproul | Environmental Attorney | Democratic |
Lawrence Steven Strauss | Lawyer/Businessperson/Student | Democratic
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Tim Sylvester | Entrepreneur | Democratic |
A. Lavar Taylor | Tax Attorney | Democratic
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Diane Beall Templin | Attorney/Realtor/Businesswoman | American Independent |
Patricia G. Tilley | Attorney | Independent
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Brian Tracy | Businessman/Consultant | Independent |
William Tsangares | Businessperson | Republican
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Peter V. Ueberroth (withdrew September 9, 2003) | Businessman/Olympics Advisor | Republican |
Marc Valdez | Air Pollution Scientist | Democratic
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James M. Vandeventer, Jr. | Salesman/Businessman | Republican |
Paul W. Vann | Financial Planner | Republican
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Bill Vaughn | Structural Engineer | Democratic |
Van Vo | Radio Producer/Businessman | Republican
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Chuck Walker | Business Intelligence Analyst | Republican |
Maurice Walker | Real Estate Appraiser | Green
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Nathan Whitecloud Walton | Student | Independent |
Daniel Watts | College Student | Green
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C.T. Weber | Labor Official/Analyst | Peace and Freedom |
Jim Weir | Community College Teacher | Democratic
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Lingel H. Winters | Consumer Business Attorney | Democratic |
Michael J. Wozniak | Retired Police Officer | Democratic
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Jon W. Zellhoefer | Energy Consultant/Entrepreneur | Republican
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