Frank Duncan Riggs was an American U.S. army veteran,law enforcement officer,charter school executive,and Republican politician from the states of California and Arizona. He served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 1990s.
Delos Rodeyn Ashley was a California and Nevada politician who served as State Treasurer of California and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada.
The California Republican Party (CAGOP) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in the U.S. state of California. The party is based in Sacramento and is led by chair Jessica Millan Patterson,the first Latina to lead the party.
The California Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of California. It is headquartered in Sacramento,the state capital.
Wesley P. Chesbro is an American Democratic politician from California. He was an assemblymember for the 2nd district,encompassing the North Coast. Previously,Chesbro served as the Assembly member from California's 1st district from 2008 until 2012. He has also served as a member of the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
Thomas Allen Torlakson is an American educator and politician from California. In 2010,he was elected to the position of California State Superintendent of Public Instruction,a position he served in until 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Delaine Andree Eastin was an American politician and educator from California. A professor by education,she was the first woman to be elected California State Superintendent of Public Instruction (1995–2003) since the office was first held in January 1851. Eastin represented parts of Alameda County and Santa Clara County in the California State Assembly between 1986 and 1994. She was a member of the Democratic Party.
The 1994 United States Senate election in California was held November 8,1994. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein won re-election to her first full term. By a margin of 1.9%,this election was the closest race of the 1994 Senate election cycle. This election was the first time ever that an incumbent Democratic Senator from California was re-elected or won re-election to this seat.
The 2010 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election occurred on November 2,2010. Incumbent Jack O'Connell was term-limited and unable to run for re-election to a third term.
Tony Krajewski Thurmond is an American politician and educator who is the 28th and current California State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Thurmond was narrowly elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2018 over his opponent,Marshall Tuck. He was the endorsed candidate of the California Democratic Party and all five 2018 California Teachers of the Year. A Democrat,he represented the 15th Assembly district from 2014 to 2018,encompassing the northern East Bay.
Salud Ortiz Carbajal is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 24th congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party,and his district covers Santa Maria,San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara.
The 2018 United States Senate election in California took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent California,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections.
Two 2022 United States Senate elections in California were held concurrently on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of California. There were two ballot items for the same Class 3 seat:a special election to fill the seat for the final weeks of the 117th United States Congress,and a general election for a full term,starting in the 118th United States Congress.
The 2018 California Superintendent of Public Instruction primary election was held on June 5,2018,to elect the Superintendent of Public Instruction of California. Unlike most other elections in California,the superintendent is not elected under the state's "top-two primary". Instead,the officially nonpartisan position is elected via a general election,with a runoff held on November 6,2018,because no candidate received a majority of the vote.
The 2024 United States Senate elections in California will be held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of California. There will be two ballot items for the same Class 1 seat:a special election to fill the seat for the final weeks of the 118th United States Congress,and a general election for a full term that starts on January 3,2025,starting in the 119th United States Congress. California uses a nonpartisan blanket primary,in which all candidates regardless of party affiliation appear on the same primary ballot and the two highest-placing candidates advance to the general election;however,special election winners can win outright if they win more than 50% of the vote in the first round.
The 2020 United States presidential election in California was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. California voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,incumbent President Donald Trump,and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee,former Vice President Joe Biden,and his running mate Kamala Harris,the junior senator from California. California had,in the 2020 election 55 electoral votes in the Electoral College,the most of any state. Biden won by a wide margin,as expected. However,California was one of six states where Trump received a larger percentage of the two-party vote than he did in 2016. This election also marked the first time since 2004 that the Republican candidate won more than one million votes in Los Angeles County,due to increased turnout.
A special election to the United States House of Representatives for California's 25th congressional district was held March 3,2020,the same day as the California presidential primaries. As no candidate received a majority,a runoff took place on May 12,2020,between the top two finishers Christy Smith and Mike Garcia. Garcia's win was the first time Republicans flipped a Democratic-held House seat in California since 1998.
In March 2020,during that year's election campaign for President of the United States,Tara Reade alleged that Democratic nominee Joe Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993 in a Capitol Hill office building when she was a staff assistant in his office. Biden denied Reade's allegation.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on Tuesday,November 3,1942. All of the state's executive officers—the governor,secretary of state,auditor,treasurer,and superintendent of public instruction—were up for election. Like the 1938 elections,this year's elections were something of a mixed bag for both parties. Democratic secretary of state Lester C. Hunt successfully defeated Republican governor Nels H. Smith for re-election,but Republicans flipped the secretary of state's office in Hunt's absence. The other incumbents—State Auditor William M. Jack,a Democrat,and Superintendent Esther L. Anderson,a Republican—were re-elected,and Republicans held onto the state treasurer's office.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on Tuesday,November 8,1966. All of the state's executive officers—the Governor,Secretary of State,Auditor,Treasurer,and Superintendent of Public Instruction—were up for election. After winning all of the statewide executive offices in 1962,Republicans did even better in 1966,improving their margins of victory in each race and holding all the offices.
