The closest statewide contest in California for any of the six parties is the Peace & Freedom Party’s gubernatorial contest. Carlos Alvarez, who is associated with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, has a slight lead over Stewart Alexander, who is associated with the Socialist Party. Alvarez has 43.0%; Alexander has 42.5%. A third candidate, Mohammad Arif, has 14.5%.

In the American Independent Party primary, there were contests for both Governor and U.S. Senator between persons associated with the faction of the AIP that is loyal to the national Constitution Party, and persons associated with the faction that nominated Alan Keyes for president last year. Each faction is winning one of those primaries. The gubernatorial primary results are Chelene Nightingale with 58.7% and Markham Robinson with 41.3%. But the U.S. Senate race shows Edward Noonan with 40.5% and Don Grundmann with 34.2%, and a third candidate associated with neither faction, Al Salehi, 25.0%.

In the Green Party contested gubernatorial primary, Laura Wells is winning over S. Deacon Alexander by a margin of four to one.