Some, including state party chairperson Corrin Rankin, said there was still hope in the long-shot scenario that, in California’s top-two primary, Republican Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and former Fox News host Steve Hilton would lock-out Democrats in the race.

Roger Niello is opening the 2026 campaign season with a serious cash advantage in California’s nail-biter 6th State Senate District, and local politicos have taken notice. The incumbent’s war chest already towers over the sums raised by declared challengers Sean Frame and Sara Velasco,

This weekend's California Republican Party convention was poised to be a drama-filled event. The party held out a slim hope that its two gubernatorial candidates, if they played nicely enough, could lock Democrats out of the November election and reclaim statewide office for the first time in 20 years.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco are asking California voters to do something they haven’t done in two decades: Elect a GOP governor. The two Republicans are aware of the headwinds.

The race for California governor has been upended this week by Rep. Eric Swalwell's abrupt exit. No candidate has emerged as a clear frontrunner, and mail-in ballots are scheduled to go to voters in a few weeks.

The state party is meeting this weekend in San Diego to decide which federal, state and local candidates to endorse ahead of the June Primary.

U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley will compete against a crowded field of Democrats in the newly drawn 6th District, which spans from Rocklin in the north to West Sacramento in the south.

Progressive policies sanctioned by the Democratic Party or Gov. Gavin Newsom have slowly eroded California's burgeoning potential into a wasteland of high taxes, debt, and unresolved crises such as homeless, infrastructure and affordability. As a result, companies are moving and so are residents.