The Abridged version:
- California polls closed at 8 p.m., and county officials have begun releasing the first batches of results. But learning the outcome of some of the closer races may take days or weeks.
- Abridged by PBS KVIE is closely watching several local races, including California’s 6th and 7th congressional districts, Sacramento County supervisor and Measure V in Davis.
- We will update these results as they roll in throughout the night and week.
The polls have closed and early results from California elections are tallying up for candidates in several races of particular interest to the Sacramento region.
Counting the votes and calling the races could take days and, in some cases, maybe even weeks.
Here are the results, as of midnight, for the races Abridged by PBS KVIE is tracking.
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U.S. House California District 7
The race to represent Sacramento in Congress pits candidates separated by 40 years of age against each other in a contest centered on generational divides and immigration.
Rep. Doris Matsui, with about 30.7% of the early results in Sacramento, El Dorado and San Joaquin counties, leads Mai Vang, who has 24.9% of the vote. Republican Zachariah Wooden trails with 24.1% of votes.
Matsui, 81 and a member of Congress since 2005, faces the stiffest competition from her challenger Vang, a 41-year-old Sacramento City Council member. Vang leveraged backlash on federal immigration policy and Matsui’s two decades in Congress in positioning herself as an anti-establishment alternative for voters.
Others on the ballot to represent the state’s 7th Congressional District include Democrats Robby Morin and Enayat Nazhat, and Republicans Ralph Nwobi and Zachariah Wooden.
U.S. House California District 6
Rep. Kevin Kiley is narrowly leading the crowded field of candidates competing for the newly-drawn 6th Congressional District.
Kiley took 26.9% of the vote announced in early returns Tuesday night, leading Democrat Richard Pan and Republican Michael Stansfield. Pan, with 21.2% of the vote, trailed Stansfield by less than a percentage point.
Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho, West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero, Lauren Babb Tomlinson and Tyler Vandenburg, all Democrats, are also in the running.
The district’s current congressman, Ami Berra, chose to run for another seat after the shifting district lines approved through Proposition 50 recast the congressional makeup of the Sacramento area. That made a less-blue district that enticed Kiley, who changed from Republican to independent, to try changing districts, too.
Sacramento County supervisor — District 1
Flojaune Cofer leads Eric Guerra in the contest for a seat on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors.
Cofer, who narrowly lost the race for mayor to Kevin McCarty in 2024, faces Guerra, a City Council member since 2015, to claim the seat being vacated by longtime supervisor Phil Serna. Serna endorsed Guerra when announcing he would not seek a fifth term.
With nearly 38% of the vote in early returns, Cofer led Guerra by about eight percentage points.
Deborah Ortiz, a Los Rios Community College District board member and former state lawmaker, ranked third, followed by Tim Riley, a South Natomas programmer.
Sacramento County Office of Education board
The two terms up for grabs on the Sacramento County Office of Education board begin July 1, thrusting the winners into a contentious set of ongoing school issues.
Dominique Donette, with 34.3% of the vote, led Anna Molander Hermann by fewer than 100 votes. Davon Thomas trailed with about 22% as of the latest count.
Incumbent Paul Keefer leads Annie Fischer, 53% to 47%, in the race for the other board seat.
The Sacramento City Teachers Association backed Fischer and Thomas with six-figure support. Meanwhile, charter school advocates pumped funds into campaigns for Keefer, an incumbent, and Donette.
The board will soon choose a new county superintendent for the first time in more than 20 years, which could have meaningful ramifications for the future of the cash-strapped Sacramento City Unified School District.
Village Farms — Measure V in Davis
Early returns showed more than half of the ballots counted in Davis opposed Measure V.
A simple majority of voters is needed to decide whether the Village Farms housing development will move forward in Davis, where similar projects have historically faced hurdles.
Measure V, which would green-light the proposed 1,800 residential units west of the Wildhorse neighborhood, sparked active campaigns for and against the development plans.
Those pushing against the ballot measure raise concerns about environmental effects, traffic issues and its proximity to the old Davis landfill. Supporters of the development cite the need for housing in Davis and the boost it could provide to school enrollment.
Yolo County Board of Supervisors — District 3
Dotty Pritchard, who has worked for supervisors in the district office for 20 years, was leading the race for a seat on the Yolo County Board of Supervisors as of early returns, last updated at midnight.
Pritchard, with 43% of the vote, led Mayra Vega‘s 33% share and Xochitl Rodriguez, who notched 24% of the early vote.
The District 3 term, currently held by Mary Vixie Sandy, lasts four years.
California governor
The open field of candidates vying to succeed Gavin Newsom as the next governor of California has remained tightly contested into the final days of voting.
Xavier Becerra, former U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services after serving as California’s attorney general, emerged as the front-runner in recent weeks. But early returns showed Republican Steve Hilton take the lead.
Becerra trailed Hilton by two percentage points, and billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer trailed with 19.6% of the vote.
The top two candidates will advance to face each other in the November election.
Joining them in the field are Democrats Katie Porter, Matt Mahan, Antonio Villaraigosa and Tony Thurmond, as well as Republican Chad Bianco.