Election 2024

In other states, pro-ceasefire Democrats voted “uncommitted” in their presidential primary. That wasn’t possible in California, but protest votes showed up in a few pockets, including Los Angeles.

Early primary results point to a record-breaking number of women serving in the California Legislature after the November election.

Progressive Democratic groups that backed Katie Porter or Barbara Lee are blasting Rep. Schiff’s “selfish” tactics in boosting Republican Steve Garvey into the November election. Some also want Schiff to take a stronger stand for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Voters in Huntington Beach are passing measures for voter IDs and against gay pride flags to make the city a conservative bastion. But the state could take the city to court.

California has typically had U.S. senators with different personalities, one being flashy and the other quietly diligent. That phenomenon may be ending when two journeyman politicians, Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, occupy the state's two Senate seats.

The Republican former baseball star and Democratic representative emerge from the top-two primary and will face off in November. Garvey has an uphill battle to become the first Republican to win statewide since 2006.

Democratic Rep. Schiff and Republican Garvey are declared the winners of the top two slots and advance to the November general election.

At least 24 Black women are running for seats in the California Legislature this year, resulting from years of work cultivating new leaders and growing confidence among voters.

Recent polls show many Californians were undecided heading into Election Day on Gov. Newsom’s Proposition 1, which would fund new mental health treatment facilities.

They had to get through the pandemic, election denial and suspicious envelopes. While some left, counties now say they’re having better luck recruiting poll workers.