In the complicated governor's race, voters embraced the former health secretary's centrist stance over the passionate promises of insurgent candidates.

California’s congressional primaries were a preliminary test of Democrats’ best chance at countering Republican redistricting gains elsewhere this year.

The Democratic candidate is currently in third place.

Experts predict there could be a progressive surge from late voting Democrats as vote-by-mail ballots continue to be counted over the next few days.

They avoided the worst-case scenario in the governor’s race, but their dysfunctional primary does not bode well.

Katie Porter and Eric Swalwell fell from favor with Democrats over personal conduct, while Graham Platner keeps party backing despite growing scandals.

President Donald Trump baselessly accused California of "rigging" the election as Democratic candidates are gaining in the vote counting and Republicans are losing ground.

At the 1972 Democratic National Convention, the party faced a crisis. Willie Brown, who would later become speaker of the California State Assembly and mayor of San Francisco, was then a young Black California legislator challenging Democrats to do better.