Californiaelection results

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is expected to win reelection in this heavily blue state against state Sen. Brian Dahle (R). 

Incumbent Alex Padilla (D) was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to replace Kamala Harris after she became vice president. The son of Mexican immigrants and a former secretary of state, he came in first in the June special election to fill out the remainder of Harris’s term. As in that contest, he’ll face Republican constitutional lawyer Mark Meuser in this one.

California is seeking to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. A vote for Proposition One would make explicit the right to privacy, including the right to an abortion or contraceptives, in the state constitution; foes say a vote against isn’t useful because the state constitution also contains a right to privacy and the measure would take precedence over a state regulation limiting abortions after 24 weeks unless the life or health of the mother is at risk.

In the race for Los Angeles mayor, Rep. Karen Bass (D) and wealthy real-estate developer Rick Caruso (D) emerged out of the primary to do final battle for the win in November. Bass is considered the more liberal candidate — she recently nabbed the endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), but she also got the backing of President Biden and Vice President Harris (a former California senator and attorney general). Caruso is also racking up endorsements — from such celebrities as Elon Musk and Kim Kardashian, but also from the Los Angeles Police Protective League, as he’s pledged to “end street homelessness.”

Lieutenant governor, attorney general and secretary of state are also on the ballot this year.

Democrats are targeting several Republican House incumbents for defeat in seats that should be extremely competitive given their Democratic leans and significant percentage of Latino voters. They include GOP incumbents David G. Valadao, who eked out a primary in the 22nd District after voting to impeach Donald Trump; Mike Garcia in the 27th District; Michelle Steel in the 45th District, which has a large population of Asian American residents; and Ken Calvert in the 41st District, though he is deemed less vulnerable by election prognosticators.

California has a new congressional map this year so your district may have changed. Find your congressional district here.