Less than two weeks from Election Day, a potentially decisive edge in California's fight over new U.S. House districts has emerged: advertising

Virginia and New Jersey, as they have in modern times, hold gubernatorial elections the November after a presidential inauguration. While those races remain important, it's a California ballot measure and a Pennsylvania vote regarding the state Supreme Court that could have more significant national consequences.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a display of cutthroat yet calculated politics, Democrats unveiled a proposal Friday that could give California’s dominant political party an additional five U.S. House seats in a bid to win the fight to control Congress next year.

California's governor surged to the top of the Democratic pile by trolling Trump, but now comes the hard part of beating the president with voters.

Four races highlight this year's elections: a redistricting referendum in California, governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia and the mayoral contest in New York City.

Tuesday could be a big day for the House Democratic Class of 2018. Former Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger and New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill are both seeking the governorship of their respective states,

Candidates for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, and for mayor of New York City, campaigned in the final hours before the Nov. 4 election.