California’s governor race features 61 candidates — including a man who changed his name to Barack Obama
ConservativeInstitute.org | May 21, 2026 | Daniel Vaughan
California voters opening their ballots for the June 2 gubernatorial primary will find sixty-one names staring back at them, a field so bloated it reads less like a serious election and more like a monument to the state’s remarkably low barriers to entry.
Among the crowd: a man who legally changed his name to Barack D. Obama Shaw, a candidate who goes by “LivingForGod AndCountry DeMott,” and a former congressman who dropped out after sexual assault allegations but whose name remains printed on the ballot anyway.
…Votey McVoteface…
…The Man Formerly Known as Jerry Brown…
The former man presently known as Caitlin Jenner.
The usual suspects:
Jacques Tootite
Anita Bath
Gil T. Azell
Mick Stupp
Karen Bass’ brother Dum
Haywood Jablomi
Dick Shennary
Hugh G. Rection
Jack Doff
I’m sure I have more
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Fiendishly clever!
Honorable Pulvapies.