Elections

Former Biden cabinet member and state attorney general Xavier Becerra announced Wednesday he will run for California governor in 2026.

Tuesday’s elections in Wisconsin and Florida were kind to the favorites, but not to billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk.

President Trump said in a Sunday-morning phone call that he was “not joking” about a third term, adding that “it is far too early to think about it.”

NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry tells us why this race is important and why it is being held.

As the April 8 special election for San Diego County’s First Supervisorial District approaches, seven vote centers opened Saturday for early voters. The vote centers will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Monday, April 7, at the locations below: On the final day of voting, April 8, six more vote centers will open for a total…

Several familiar faces are throwing their hat in the ring to represent the South Bay district. NBC 7 political reporter Joey Safchik explains how the person elected will be a tiebreaker on a politically-divided board and fill a monthslong void in representation.

The federal lawsuit argues that counting vote-by-mail ballots that arrive up to seven days after Election Day violates federal law and directly led to the defeats of two Republican incumbents in last fall’s election.

Smartmatic settled a related defamation lawsuit in April against One America News for an undisclosed sum.

Mail ballots go out on Monday for the upcoming special election to replace former chairwoman Nora Vargas. NBC 7’s M.G. Perez has the details.

More than 370,000 ballots are on their way to South Bay registered voters for San Diego County’s District 1 special election.

Ballots go out in three weeks for the District 1 special election, reports NBC 7’s Joey Safchik.

The Trump administration’s downsizing and disbanding of federal agencies has hit efforts that improve election security and monitor foreign influence.

Candidates had until 5 p.m. Tuesday to file paperwork to run to replace Nora Vargas, who did not take office in January. NBC 7’s Joey Safchik reports.

The April 8 special primary election will replace Supervisor Nora Vargas.

While the race to replace Nathan Fletcher in District 4 cost the county $4.8 million in 2023, the Registrar of Voters said the District 1 election to fill the seat vacated by former Chair Nora Vargas could cost up to $6.6 million.

This is the second special election for a supervisor seat in just two years. The one to replace Nathan Fletcher in 2023 cost the county $4.8 million. NBC 7’s Joey Safchik tells us more about the price tag for this upcoming election.

A special election has been approved to fill the District 1 seat after former Chair Nora Vargas stepped down, reports NBC 7’s Joey Safchik.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to hold a special election to fill the District 1 seat that became vacant after Chair Nora Vargas unexpectedly stepped down before the start of her second term.

Four years ago, then-President Donald Trump rallied his supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol and urged his vice president to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory. No such drama is expected when Congress convenes to count the Electoral College vote this Jan. 6 — Monday.

Over the next two years, 38 governor’s elections will be on the ballot, including in presidential battlegrounds and states with term-limited incumbents.