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Lauren Gambino in Los Angeles

Kamala Harris announces she will not run for governor of California

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Kamala Harris in San Francisco, on 30 April. Photograph: Camille Cohen/AFP/Getty Images

Kamala Harris, the former vice-president and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, announced on Wednesday that she will not run for governor of California – a highly anticipated decision that leaves the contest to lead the country’s largest blue state wide open.

“For now, my leadership – and public service – will not be in elected office,” Harris said in a statement, ending months of speculation about her political future after losing the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump.

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