California switched to a top-two system in 2010 through a ballot measure backed by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The billionaire climate activist’s campaign also asked the state to enforce a dormant five-year residency requirement for candidates.

Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton, Matt Mahan, Katie Porter, Eric Swalwell and Antonio Villaraigosa talk housing affordability, ...

A number of the better-known Democratic candidates submitted paperwork to run even after the party leader’s request.

A late-hour attempt by California’s top Democratic official to thin out the party’s crowded field for governor emphatically ...

As speculation swirls over a potential presidential run, Gavin Newsom is set to spend $19 million on a marketing campaign to ...

California governor candidates defend staying in the race during a Sacramento forum, citing polling and a large number of ...

California's top Democrat has a message for his party's candidates who are lagging in the race for governor: If you can't win ...

In an exclusive interview with CBS LA's California Gov. Gavin Newsom discussed the upcoming elections, Los Angeles wildfires ...

Since World War II, the surest path to California governor ran through statewide office. But Rep. Eric Swalwell and former ...

March 6, 2026 - SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered flags at the State Capitol and all state buildings to be flown at half-staff in honor of civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson as ...

Conceivably, the top two vote getters could be Republicans as Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, another GOP candidate is ...