Yee, lacking financial resources and voter recognition despite being elected to statewide office twice, dropped out of the 2026 governor's race.

Former State Controller Betty Yee announced Monday that she is suspending her 2026 campaign for governor, citing a lack of financial support and a disappointing shift in voter priorities.

IN KING CITY, I'M BK, KSBW ACTION NEWS 8. SOME MOVEMENT ON THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR IN CALIFORNIA. FORMER CALIFORNIA CONTROLLER BETTY YEE IS DROPPING OUT OF THE RACE. SHE SAYS SHE DOESN'T THINK SHE CAN ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Former state controller Betty Yee is dropping out of the California gubernatorial race. Yee was lagging in recent polls. In an Emerson College poll, she received around 1.4% of ...

Another Democrat has dropped out of California’s crowded gubernatorial race as the primary election approaches in roughly six weeks. Former state Controller Betty Yee, of San Francisco, announced her ...

Former state Controller Betty Yee, pictured at a gubernatorial forum, announced Monday that she was ending her campaign weeks before California's June 2 primary. (Josh Edelson / For The Times) Former ...

Former state controller Betty Yee suspended her campaign for governor on Monday, citing a lack of resources needed to remain competitive. “I certainly could not have imagined the twists and disturbing ...

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Former State Controller Betty Yee, a Democrat who for months struggled to gain traction with voters and was unable to pull herself above the low single digits in various polls, has suspended her ...

Former state Controller Betty Yee dropped her campaign for California governor Monday, thinning the field of Democrats seeking the office. Yee told CBS News her decision was prompted by recent polling ...