Election Day, California and Lt. Gov
Digest more
California, House and Prop 50
Digest more
The latest Emerson poll, conducted on October 20 and October 21, shows Hilton with a slim lead in the crowded field to replace outgoing Governor Gavin Newsom in California next year. The Republican has the support of 16 percent of California’s likely voters, whereas Porter is backed by 15 percent.
Steve Hilton leads in California's gubernatorial poll against Katie Porter. Discover the dynamics of this close race.
California Republicans appear poised to lose four to six House seats in next year’s midterms as votes are counted this week in the state’s hastily planned Prop 50. The ballot measure would allow the state’s supermajority Democratic-controlled legislature to redraw congressional maps instead of the existing independent commission.
As a result, redistricting efforts like the one in California have drawn national attention, garnering input from figures such as former President Barack Obama, who is for Proposition 50, and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger,