{"id":837189,"date":"2026-06-01T16:43:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/837189\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T16:43:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:43:21","slug":"whats-on-the-ballot-in-the-2026-election-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/837189\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s on the ballot in the 2026 election in California?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The June 2026 election<\/a> has been dominated by a down-to-the-wire governor\u2019s race<\/a> that has been filled with drama, scandal and much national attention.<\/p>\n

A large group of Democrats are vying to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in this very blue state. But the candidates have \u2014 until recently \u2014 struggled to generate wide excitement, and it\u2019s far from clear who will win. On the Republican side, commentator Steve Hilton has benefited from the divided Democrats (and a Trump endorsement) to remain near the top of the pack in polls.<\/p>\n

But the governor\u2019s race is far from the only vital decision voters will make.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles residents will vote for mayor in a race that is far from certain. And there are numerous state, county, local and judicial candidates to choose from.<\/p>\n

Here is a breakdown: <\/p>\n

When is the election?<\/p>\n

The election is Tuesday, but early voting has already been already under way.<\/p>\n

You can find your polling place here<\/a> or by calling (800) 345-8683. All polling locations are open on election day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Once it\u2019s cast, you can track your ballot here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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(Photo illustration by Nicole Vas \/ Los Angeles Times; Francine Orr \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n

What are the big statewide races?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with the race for governor, of course. With Newsom term-limited, Democrats and Republicans are competing for California\u2019s open gubernatorial seat in what could reshape the state\u2019s political landscape. Democrats went in hoping for easy sailing, but a wide field and no superstar name has left the race something of a tossup, though Xavier Becerra has been rising in recent polls. On the Republican side, Hilton continues to poll strongly.<\/p>\n

There is a possibility California could make history: The state has never has elected a woman as governor, and only once has a person of color held the office.<\/p>\n

But there are many down-ballot statewide races as well,<\/p>\n

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(Photo illustration by Nicole Vas \/ Los Angeles Times; Mark J. Terrill \/ Associated Press)<\/p>\n

What are the big L.A. races?<\/p>\n

The L.A. mayor\u2019s race is grabbing all the attention. Polls show the leading candidates are Mayor Karen Bass, City Councilmember Nithya Raman and community activist and former reality TV personality Spencer Pratt. Those same polls show Bass has struggled in the aftermath of the 2025 firestorms, a big issue for Pratt. Another major topic is affordability, which Raman has taken up.<\/p>\n

But there are several other competitive races plus ballot measures.<\/p>\n

What are the big L.A. County races?<\/p>\n

These contests don\u2019t get the attention of the mayor\u2019s and governor\u2019s races, but L.A. County voters have a lot of choices to make.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s left? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The June 2026 election has been dominated by a down-to-the-wire governor\u2019s race that has been filled with drama,…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":348208,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5123],"tags":[11286,9110,1582,276,14732,7033,343129,8988,2961,224,2444,5337,12176,9764,4154,6176,343130,290,5618],"class_list":["post-837189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-attention","tag-ballot","tag-ca","tag-california","tag-candidate","tag-democrats","tag-down-to-the-wire-governor","tag-election","tag-la","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-times","tag-losangeles","tag-mayor","tag-mayor-karen-bass","tag-poll","tag-race","tag-republican-side","tag-state","tag-tuesday"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116675858470072403","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/837189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=837189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/837189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=837189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=837189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=837189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}