California's June primary, where voters will decide which gubernatorial candidates advance to the general election, is nearing. Here's what to know.

A California sheriff running for governor has seized more than half a million ballots cast in a November special election from county election officials, saying he’s investigating a ballot count discrepancy.

California has elections for governor, Senate and in 52 US House districts, having lost a seat for the first time in its history following the 2020 census. In the Senate race, incumbent Democrat Alex Padilla is seeking a new six-year term in office starting in January 2023.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Republican California sheriff who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots said he has paused the probe into election fraud allegations, citing mounting legal challenges from the state attorney general and a voting rights group.

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco says his election fraud probe of the Proposition 50 Special Election last fall has come to a halt due to "politically motivated lawsuits and court filings."

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a GOP candidate for California governor, is pushing ahead with an investigation into vote counts.

A sheriff in Riverside, Calif., has seized more than 650,000 ballots, alleging fraud, from a 2025 state election that allowed the state to redistrict.

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized over 650,000 ballots to probe alleged excess votes in California's Proposition 50 special election.

California’s Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is investigating the 2025 election in which Democrats were given the green light to redistrict.

Democrats are fretting about the race to replace term-limited California Gov. Gavin Newsom — with a field so crowded that the two Republican candidates could lock Dems out of the general election in an overwhelmingly blue state.