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Addison Winslow, Megan Thomas Petty and Shelby Hebert are leading their races in updated vote totals Thursday.

Democrat Mike McGuire has flipped a longtime Republican-held congressional seat in the North State. But his opponent, James Gallagher, says the district’s new boundaries could leave rural communities without a voice in Congress.

California voters will elect a new governor on Tuesday. Follow live results from the 2026 midterm elections, including statewide races and county-by-county election results from across the North State.

While some Republicans in California's 1st Congressional District are focused on household costs, many Democrats see this election as a referendum on the president and a chance to take back power in Washington, D.C.

As Trump's popularity falls and congressional district lines shift, Republican James Gallagher faces new challenges in his fight to keep his seat in Congress.

California's redrawn 1st Congressional District favors Democrats, putting Republican James Gallagher's seat at risk just months after he won it. The outcome could also help determine which party controls the House.

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A Camp Fire survivor said the memorial will be a place to hold grief that can be “invisible and unrecognized.”