{"id":343041,"date":"2026-06-02T15:22:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/343041\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:22:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:22:24","slug":"live-election-2026-primary-results-updates-who-won-californias-governor-congressional-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/343041\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Election 2026 primary results, updates: Who won California&#8217;s governor, congressional races?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>    twitter<\/p>\n<p>    facebook<\/p>\n<p>    envelope<\/p>\n<p>    angle-double-right<\/p>\n<p>    angle-down<\/p>\n<p>    angle-up<\/p>\n<p>    long-arrow-right<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re tracking races across California, including primary elections for U.S. congressional districts that were <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2025-08-16\/proposed-redistricting-new-california-congressional-district-map-comparison\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recently redistricted.<\/a> Results for governor, statewide officers such as the attorney general and <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/story\/2025-12-04\/californias-insurance-crisis-ricardo-lara-la-wildfires-why-wasnt-it-fixed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">insurance commissioner,<\/a> as well as state Senate and Assembly contests are available on this page.<\/p>\n<p>In state-level primary races, the top two finishers will move on to the general election in November. Their names will be indicated with checkmarks once their races are called by the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Initial results are expected shortly after the polls close at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Every registered voter in the state receives a ballot by mail. To vote by mail, these ballots must be postmarked by June 2. They may take several days to process. Results from provisional and conditional ballots also take longer, and will be added to the tally once they are cleared. <\/p>\n<p>The data on this page updates periodically as results come in from the Associated Press. The secretary of state will certify results in early July. <\/p>\n<p>    twitter<\/p>\n<p>    facebook<\/p>\n<p>    envelope<\/p>\n<p>    angle-double-right<\/p>\n<p>    angle-down<\/p>\n<p>    angle-up<\/p>\n<p>    long-arrow-right<\/p>\n<p>\n Jump to:\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Select a sectionGovernorStatewide racesBoard of EqualizationU.S. HouseState SenateState Assembly\n <\/p>\n<p>                <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Icon: Figure standing at podium\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780413744_784_.png\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>           Governor<\/p>\n<p>The California governor\u2019s race is a tight battle between 24 Democrats  , 12 Republicans   and 25 candidates from other parties or with no party preference  . Half a dozen of which had real support <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-05-28\/becerra-leads-governors-race-hilton-steyer-in-tight-contest-for-second-spot\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in the polls<\/a>. The crowded field is vying to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. California has never elected a woman as governor and only once a person of color, making this race potentially historic for the state. The top two vote-getters move on to the general election regardless of party preference. <\/p>\n<p>    twitter<\/p>\n<p>    facebook<\/p>\n<p>    envelope<\/p>\n<p>    angle-double-right<\/p>\n<p>    angle-down<\/p>\n<p>    angle-up<\/p>\n<p>    long-arrow-right<\/p>\n<p class=\"winner-incumbent text-sans-serif\">\u2713 Winner<\/p>\n<p>    twitter<\/p>\n<p>    facebook<\/p>\n<p>    envelope<\/p>\n<p>    angle-double-right<\/p>\n<p>    angle-down<\/p>\n<p>    angle-up<\/p>\n<p>    long-arrow-right<\/p>\n<p class=\"cms-textAlign-center\"><a class=\"link\" href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Election live results section icon showing a map of California.\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780413744_564_.png\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>           Statewide races    <\/p>\n<p>    twitter<\/p>\n<p>    facebook<\/p>\n<p>    envelope<\/p>\n<p>    angle-double-right<\/p>\n<p>    angle-down<\/p>\n<p>    angle-up<\/p>\n<p>    long-arrow-right<\/p>\n<p class=\"winner-incumbent text-sans-serif\">\u2713 Winner * Incumbent<\/p>\n<p class=\"contest__caption text-left text-sans-serif\">Superintendent of Public\u00a0Instruction<\/p>\n<p class=\"contest__caption text-xs text-regular color-grey\">A candidate can win by getting a majority of the vote. If no one receives 50% + 1, the top two advance to November\u00a0election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cms-textAlign-center\"><a class=\"link\" href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Board of Equalization    <\/p>\n<p>    twitter<\/p>\n<p>    facebook<\/p>\n<p>    envelope<\/p>\n<p>    angle-double-right<\/p>\n<p>    angle-down<\/p>\n<p>    angle-up<\/p>\n<p>    long-arrow-right<\/p>\n<p class=\"winner-incumbent text-sans-serif\">\u2713 Winner * Incumbent<\/p>\n<p class=\"cms-textAlign-center\"><a class=\"link\" href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Icon: Capitol building\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780413744_96_.png\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>           U.S. House<\/p>\n<p>California\u2019s congressional map was redrawn last year after the passage of Proposition 50. Several seats are expected to <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2025-08-27\/proposed-california-congressional-district-map-democrats-republicans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">flip from red to blue<\/a> due to Newsom\u2019s redistricting effort. In some cases, districts were moved slightly and incumbents remain unchallenged. However, in one area, lines have been redrawn with no overlap at all with their current boundary: Rep. Ken Calvert\u2019s 41st District in the Inland Empire was eliminated and completely redrawn in Los Angeles County. Calvert is now challenging <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2026-06-01\/california-to-play-big-role-in-fight-for-congress-tuesdays-primary-sets-stage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Republican incumbent Young Kim<\/a> in the 40th District. Both are marked as incumbents on the table below. <\/p>\n<p>The 1st Congressional District \u2014 which was redrawn further south to cover portions of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama and Yuba counties \u2014 is holding a special primary election to fill the seat left vacant by <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-01-23\/la-me-lamalfa-newsom-gop-house\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rep. Doug LaMalfa\u2019s<\/a> death in January. <\/p>\n<p>    twitter<\/p>\n<p>    facebook<\/p>\n<p>    envelope<\/p>\n<p>    angle-double-right<\/p>\n<p>    angle-down<\/p>\n<p>    angle-up<\/p>\n<p>    long-arrow-right<\/p>\n<p class=\"contest__caption text-left text-sans-serif\">District 1 (unexpired\u00a0term)<\/p>\n<p class=\"contest__caption text-xs text-regular color-grey\">A candidate can win by getting a majority of the vote. If no one receives 50% + 1, the top two advance to November\u00a0election.<\/p>\n<p>    twitter<\/p>\n<p>    facebook<\/p>\n<p>    envelope<\/p>\n<p>    angle-double-right<\/p>\n<p>    angle-down<\/p>\n<p>    angle-up<\/p>\n<p>    long-arrow-right<\/p>\n<p>\n Top two advance to November election\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"cms-textAlign-center\"><a class=\"link\" href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>State Senate    <\/p>\n<p>    twitter<\/p>\n<p>    facebook<\/p>\n<p>    envelope<\/p>\n<p>    angle-double-right<\/p>\n<p>    angle-down<\/p>\n<p>    angle-up<\/p>\n<p>    long-arrow-right<\/p>\n<p>\n Top two advance to November election\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"cms-textAlign-center\"><a class=\"link\" href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>State Assembly    <\/p>\n<p>    twitter<\/p>\n<p>    facebook<\/p>\n<p>    envelope<\/p>\n<p>    angle-double-right<\/p>\n<p>    angle-down<\/p>\n<p>    angle-up<\/p>\n<p>    long-arrow-right<\/p>\n<p>\n Top two advance to November election\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"cms-textAlign-center\"><a class=\"link\" href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"twitter facebook envelope angle-double-right angle-down angle-up long-arrow-right We\u2019re tracking races across California, including primary elections for U.S. congressional&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":343042,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[5167,7167,7,9,8,4761,93390,4579,943,63,15757,8111,45070,141177,141179,15052,141178],"class_list":["post-343041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-associated-press","tag-ballot","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-congressional-district","tag-congressional-race","tag-district","tag-governor","tag-los-angeles-times","tag-party-preference","tag-poll","tag-primary-election","tag-primary-result","tag-several-seat","tag-state-senate","tag-topback"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}