Steve Hilton's interview with the Chronicle revealed how difficult, if not impossible, it would be for him to accomplish many of his plans if he's elected as California governor.

Vote centers have opened across more than two dozen counties, while more than 3.1 million ballots have already been returned for California's general election, state officials say.

President Donald Trump escalated attacks against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as Republicans seek to hold the Senate, while legal fights over disputed ballots in California and Alaska raise fresh questions about election administration.

Election officials are raising alarms over the midterms, alleging the Justice Department under Attorney General Todd Blanche is laying the groundwork to contest election results in Alaska and California.

Proponents and opponents of the ballot proposition that would rewrite the state’s environmental law to expedite the review of so-called essential housing and infrastructure projects agree on one thing: The future of California is on the line. The existential nature of Proposition 45, the camps say, is either a rare opportunity to make blanket reforms to a law that has hamstrung development and ...

In late September, Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson vowed in a social media video that his party would “defy the odds” in the San Diego region’s most competitive race. Standing beside Republican candidate and San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond, Johnson called the 48th Congressional District — split between San Diego and Riverside counties — “one of the most important races in ...

Top Democratic and Republican leaders are sweeping through California as the Nov. 3 election approaches, evidence of the state's pivotal role in deciding which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives and the viability of President Trump's final two years in office.

California GOP Hopes for Upset Despite Polling Deficit

Voters in the Bay Area’s five most-populous counties are deciding whether or not to pass ballot measures that would ease public-transit operators’ budget deficits. San Francisco residents casting ballots in this election are weighing Proposition H,