California Voter Guide

Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton face off in a race to succeed Governor Gavin Newsom.

Wildfires and inflation have thrown California into an insurance crisis. Two Democrats, Ben Allen and Jane Kim, are running to become the insurance industry’s chief regulator.

Should California issue $11.25 billion in general obligation bonds for affordable housing, homebuying opportunities and veterans and homelessness programs?

Should California expand its rainy day fund?

Should higher tax rates on top income earners be extended permanently?

Should state and local governments have the option to provide public funding for election campaigns?

Should successor elections be eliminated from recall elections of state officials?

Should California issue $25 billion in revenue bonds to create a “middle-class” homebuyer downpayment assistance program?

Should California issue $8.4 billion in bonds to fund immunology and immunotherapy research?

Should Californians be required to show ID for in-person and mail-in voting?

Should California tax the wealth of billionaires to fund health care services?

Should California require ongoing audits of programs funded by specific taxes, and make those tax revenues subject to the state’s spending limit?

Should the state prohibit new taxes on financial assets like stocks and investment accounts and prohibit most retroactive taxes?

Should local tax measures placed on the ballot by voter signature face a higher threshold if the tax will be used for a specific purpose?

Should certain nonprofit community health clinics be required to spend at least 90% of their revenue on healthcare services?

Should California speed up its environmental review process for certain projects?

Rep. Aisha Wahab and BART Director Melissa Hernandez face off for Congress, while Mayor Barbara Lee pushes for a strong mayor ballot measure in Oakland.

Richmond council members Claudia Jimenez and Ahmad Anderson compete in a runoff to become the city’s next mayor.

Democrats Eric Lucan and Jackie Elward run for state Assembly in a race that has become a proxy battle between business and labor.

Rep. Mike Thompson faces his toughest challenge in years from fellow Democrat Eric Jones, a former venture capitalist.

Supervisor Connie Chan and State Sen. Scott Wiener run for the House seat held by Nancy Pelosi. Mayor Daniel Lurie’s clout will be tested in races for supervisor and a series of ballot measures.

The county weighs independent redistricting for supervisor seats, while Half Moon Bay voters decide on a controversial housing project for senior farmworkers.

Three seats on the San José city council are up for grabs, with candidates weighing concerns about housing, homelessness and data center development.

Voters are weighing a new tax on data center development in unincorporated areas of the county.

Republican Rep. James Gallagher and Democratic state Senator Mike McGuire compete in a redrawn district key to Democrats’ hopes of winning back the House.