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California

Governor seat up for election

Solid Democratic

Newsom (D)

California

(-1 from 2020)

Competitive Races:
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Key dates and voting information

  • October 29: Early in-person voting begins across the state on Oct. 29
  • November 07: Last day to vote early in person in California. End of early voting varies by county in California
  • November 08: Last day to register to vote in California
  • November 8: Election Day

Redistricting in California

  • After years of rapid growth both in population and in seats in Congress, California is losing a seat in the House for the first time in its history.
  • California’s redistricting commission drew a map that scrambled the state’s district lines and could create as many as 10 competitive seats. Overall, the map is expected to be better for Democrats, because the three most competitive seats are all currently represented by Republicans.
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Key primary results

2020 election results from California

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