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Who will replace Newsom? What to know about California’s primary elections

California’s top statewide primary races in this brief explainer. ## When is the election? California

Steve Hilton: could this British former Fox News host be California’s next governor?

California’s next governor? Few political aspirations have proved more futile over the past two decades

Midterm primaries 2026 live: results and reaction after six states including California and Iowa cast ballots

California. Photograph: William Liang/AP ![Election workers process ballots during the California primary election in City

Tuesday is a big primary day. Here are key races to watch

California governor](https://www.npr.org/2026//2026/06/02/g-s1-124482/primary-day-california-iowa#calgov) | [California U.S. House](https://www.npr.org/2026//2026/06/02/g-s1-124482/primary-day-california-iowa#calhouse) | [Iowa governor](https://www.npr.org

With food benefit cuts looming in the US, Californians eye billionaire tax

California. California’s [proposed billionaire tax](/economy/2026/2/18/california-mulls-a-billionaire-tax-revealing-a-deeply-divided-state), which seeks to impose a one-time 5 percent

California's primary for governor is undecided as candidates vie to be in the top two

California, and Steve Hilton, Republican gubernatorial candidate for California, shake hands while arriving for a gubernatorial

California could be forced to wait for results thanks to slow vote-counting system

California could be forced to wait for results thanks to slow vote-counting system California

Uncertainty looms as last oil tanker from Middle East heads to California

California The average price of a gallon of gas in [California](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/california) already

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass advances to run-off in race to run California's biggest city

California fashion sense, often barefoot without tie. In California, he has campaigned to "disrupt the system

Trump administration falls behind on wildfire prevention with risky fire season ahead

California's Sierra Nevada, the [Teakettle Experimental Forest](https://research.fs.usda.gov/psw/forestsandranges/locations/teakettle#overview), home to old-growth

Ex-UK political aide and Biden cabinet secretary lead California governor primary vote count

California governor primary vote count The California governor's race remains up in the air a day after

Tory Lanez sues California officials for $100m over prison stabbing

California Men’s Colony, a different state prison. Peterson said California prison officials “knowingly” housed

Top California Democrat urges change to ‘free-for-all’ primary to keep governor’s mansion blue

California Democrat urges change to ‘free-for-all’ primary to keep governor’s mansion blue

What are World Cup 2026 national team base camps and their locations?

California, US** **Training:** Harder Center, University of California at Santa Barbara **Accommodation:** Ritz-Carlton **Fixtures

After the Kars4Kids ad is banned in California, we check in on nostalgic jingles past

California, we check in on nostalgic jingles past ![A still from a Kars4Kids TV commercial

California measure requiring photo ID at polls will be on November ballot

California measure requiring photo ID at polls will be on November ballot [California](https://www.theguardian.com

California officials tout historic drop in violence as killings fall to record low

California officials tout historic drop in violence as killings fall to record low California officials

What to know about Tuesday’s primaries in California, New Jersey, Montana

California California, a left-leaning state, is the big behemoth in Tuesday’s primaries. As the state

Hilton, Becerra lead California governor race: Key primary election results

California governor race: Key primary election results Voters in six US states headed to the polls

Thousands of U.S. countertop workers could have damaged lungs, safety expert says

California, where officials have been grappling with an epidemic of silicosis, an irreversible lung disease