Picking a candidate for California governor is easy if your preferences lurch in the MAGA direction. You can vote for Steve Hilton, the Trump-consecrated immigrant who is anti-immigration, or for Chad Bianco, the sheriff who claims a right to check your ballot after you’ve marked it.

It’s not so easy for the rest of us. The state’s wacko election system has saddled us with a mind-numbing array of 61 candidates for governor. Worse, all candidates…