Here are California’s 2026 primary election results for governor, other statewide offices, Congress and Legislature.
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Top Democrats compete in wide-open primary for lieutenant governor
The race for California’s second-highest political office features a competitive slate of Democratic candidates, from Treasurer Fiona Ma to Newsom administration official Josh Fryday and the former mayor of Stockton.
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From Vallejo to Riverside, VotingMatters brought CalMatters’ primary voter guide to life
CalMatters partnerships director Dan Hu drove 3,000 miles, teamed up with 30 local partners and hosted more than 600 people at VotingMatters events, presenting nonpartisan election information and fostering community discussions.
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California voting ends Tuesday. The results? Don’t expect them anytime soon
California has new rules meant to speed up ballot counting, but elections experts and county officials say close races could still take weeks to resolve.
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California votes in most uncertain governor’s primary in years
Xavier Becerra, Tom Steyer and Steve Hilton led in polls in the final days of the California governor election. Results are expected to begin coming in tonight.
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After 250 years, the right to vote is at risk. California must do more to protect it
The California Voting Rights Act transformed democracy statewide. But gaps remain, and new pressures at the federal and state levels will require another generation to bolster voting rights.
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California’s unemployment insurance morass will become the next governor’s problem
California’s payroll taxes aren’t keeping up with benefit payouts. The unemployment insurance fund will be $22 billion in the hole by year’s end, the state says.
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Prediction marketplace Kalshi gives Becerra high odds of winning. They also bet on his campaign
The company gave Becerra’s campaign $39,200 just days before the primary while giving the former attorney general a three-in-four chance of winning the office.
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Un tanque de productos químicos estuvo a punto de explotar. ¿Acaso los reguladores de California no detectaron las señales de alerta?
Un tanque en una planta aeroespacial de Garden Grove estuvo a punto de explotar y liberar una nube química tóxica sobre 50,000 residentes evacuados; esto es lo que sabían los reguladores antes de que sucediera.
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Long after protests ended, this interfaith group rallies to remember LA immigrants taken by ICE
An interfaith group known as the “godmothers of the disappeared” meets weekly at the federal courthouse in Los Angeles to remember and advocate for the people detained by immigration authorities over the last year.