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30 September
7:49 pm

Democrats have been in charge of the state for sixteen years

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Steve Hilton, at California Governor General Election Debate (CNN)

7:49 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific duration of Democratic control of California is a verifiable historical fact that could be checked against election records.
What we foundDemocrats have held the California governorship continuously since January 2011, which amounts to approximately 16 years as of the CNN debate in late September 2026, and have maintained a full legislative trifecta throughout that period.
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