Ten of the 18 races that will determine which party controls the House of Representatives are in California. No state takes longer to tally votes.

Only private property owners or authorized campaign staff are allowed to remove political signs in California. According to California Business and Professions Code 5405.3, political campaign signs must be removed within 10 days after Election Day.

Donald Trump significantly outperformed his 2020 and 2016 presidential election performances in the state of California on Tuesday, while progressives were unseated as mayor of San Francisco and Los Angeles County district attorney.

Climate leaders in California are now bracing for rejection under Trump if the Biden administration doesn’t sign off on the rules by Jan. 19. The rules are estimated to prevent 11,000 premature deaths and provide $116 billion in health benefits over three decades, according to the American Lung Assn.

Trump’s post about the Golden State came a day after Newsom called a special legislative session to prepare legal defenses against the new administration.

The nation’s largest state by population has one of the longest vote-counting processes, both because of the sheer number of ballots and efforts to make voting easier.

Donald Trump’s win challenges the state’s progressive policies on climate, immigration, abortion and LGBTQ rights. Meanwhile, Gavin Newsom may benefit politically.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is heading to Washington, D.C., this week to push for the Biden administration to safeguard some marquee California programs.

See a county-by-county breakdown of election results in California from the November 2024 and 2020 presidential elections.

It appears inmates in California will continue to work for little or no pay, as tallies released Thursday show voters opposed Proposition 6, a bid to change the state constitution to outlaw involuntary servitude in state prisons. No on Proposition 6 led 54.6% to 45.4%

Three days after the historic election, the results of only a couple of state ballot measures were out as of Friday. The California Secretary of State’s Office said, after processing 10.7 million ballots, election workers still have some 5.4 million ballots to count.