California House race tightest in the nation remains too close to call two weeks after election
Republicans have retained the House majority, but this race, along with two others that remain too close to call, will determine how narrow it is.
California voters reject ballot measure to increase the state's minimum wage
Californians turns down minimum-wage increase
California Voters Reject Measure That Would Have Raised Minimum Wage to Nation-High $18 Per Hour
California voters have rejected a measure on the November ballot that would have raised the minimum wage for most workers to $18 an hour
Jan. 6 defendants, including some from California, eagerly await Trump pardons
A large number of Jan. 6 defendants are awaiting news from President-elect Donald Trump on whether and how he might make good on a promise to pardon them.
What to do about slow California election results
Complaints and conspiracy theories about California election results are back. A nonpartisan group hopes its vote tracker will help.
House Race in California Is Separated by 314 Votes
The closest House race in the nation is in Southern California, where Representative Michelle Steel is trailing her challenger, Derek Tran, by a tiny margin after nearly 310,000 votes have been counted.
California’s slow vote count sows doubt. Here’s how one group is trying to fix that
Several key California election results are still undecided. A group is tracking close races to bring more transparency to the vote count.
What’s taking California so long to count its ballots from Election Day?
More than 11 days after polls closed around the nation and Donald Trump was declared president-elect of the United States, California is still moving methodically through roughly 800,000 uncounted ballots that are holding up final tallies in several contests.
Why California Takes So Long to Count Votes—and How Florida Does It So Fast
Florida’s deadlines are set to avoid having ballots arrive any later than when officials press “go” on the tabulator machines. The state has a receipt deadline for its absentee ballots, which means ballots that do not arrive by 7 p.m. local time on Election Day are not counted, regardless of when they were mailed.
Josh Harder beats Kevin Lincoln in key Stockton, California congressional election
Rep. Josh Harder, D-Tracy, defeated his Republican challenger in California’s 9th Congressional District, the Associated Press projected. Harder, a member of Congress since 2019, faced Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln in a race that analysts predicted could become close.
Tight US House races in California as GOP maintains control over the chamber
Republican Scott Baugh is conceding his race against Democrat Dave Min in a Southern California U.S. House district.
AP Race Call: Democrat Jim Costa wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 21st Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Jim Costa won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Friday. Costa was first elected to the U.S.
News Analysis: If Democrats want to win back the American people, does California need to stand down?
As the tip of the spear for Democrats nationally, California pushes the party to the left. President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election suggests the party — and California leaders — may be too out of touch with the American people.