Elections

Less than a week out from California’s March 3 primary, campaigns and election administrators here are sweating the small stuff.

No one else is averaging above a 15% statewide threshold. But that could change — and presidential candidates can also pick up delegates within congressional districts.

Nearly half of all unlimited outside spending comes from old-guard industries: Oil and gas. Realtors. Car dealers. Also some rich folks.

Meet the people who've sent the 2020 presidential candidates small campaign contributions — hundreds of times. These add up. Just ask Bernie Sanders. 

The race for California endorsements has ratched up. Taken for granted by campaigns is a debatable premise — that these imprimaturs make a difference.

Who raised the most from California's donor class? Who relies most on the Golden State's largesse? You've got questions, we've got graphics.

Many voters are confused by how the delegate system works. In our short video, we explain how delegates are counted in California's presidential primary.

A Central Valley state Senate race is the latest oddball illustration of how California's "top two" primary can distort the field, confuse voters and raise suspicions.

California's electorate is diverse. Our election procedures, complex. Our population and campaign costs, enormous. Given the challenges, experts share strategies: the dos and don'ts of campaigning for president in the Golden State.

California Democrats hit an apex in 2018 when they won three-quarters of seats in the state Assembly and Senate. Two years later, Republicans aim to reverse that trend. But in a state trending ever bluer — and in a presidential election year sure to generate high turnout — Democrats could push their high water mark […]