A new poll suggests Republicans’ longshot hopes of taking the California governor’s mansion could end with a shutout in Tuesday’s primary. Three candidates stand head and shoulders above the rest of the crowded field: Democratic former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra polls in first place at 28% support,

Two decades have passed since California last elected a Republican governor, but GOP candidate Steve Hilton points to 6 million reasons why he believes it’s possible to do so again.

It’s Republican versus Republican. In Congressional District 40, which will stretch across eastern Orange County into the Inland Empire under the newly drawn congressional map, the incumbent Congresswoman Young Kim is trying to hold onto her job.

Early voting in the June 2 California primary shows Republicans have returned more than 905,000 ballots ahead of the election — a massive surge compared with the last governor’s race during the 2022 midterms.

Assemblymember James Gallagher speaks with volunteers and supporters at the opening of the Sutter County GOP headquarters in Yuba City on March 5, 2026. (JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS/jvillegas@sacbee.com) The Yuba and Sutter county boards of supervisors voted Tuesday to support California Republicans’ push to split the state into two.

In a cease and desist letter, the California Republican Party said it "reserves every right to pursue criminal referrals as well as civil remedies."

No one would call California Trump country. But a vicious U.S. House primary is playing out southeast of Los Angeles where two Republican incumbents wedged into the same district are fighting over their MAGA bona fides and loyalty to the president.

With California’s home insurance market in turmoil, Republicans may have reason to believe they can compete in the race for state insurance commissioner, a position long held by Democrats. But the state GOP’s endorsed candidate carries potentially heavy baggage tied to her attendance at the Jan.

Cow Mountain, rising between Mendocino and Lake counties, is a favorite of rural Californians who value freedom, firearms and open space. Just two hours north of San Francisco, it’s a place where lifted trucks, dirt bikes and side-by-sides tear through ...

Steve Hilton says momentum behind his California governor campaign and Spencer Pratt's LA mayor bid shows voter hunger for political outsiders.