Pelosi Out As Speaker; GOP Retakes U.S. House
Resurgent Republicans won control of the U.S. House Tuesday night and Speaker Nancy Pelosi's four-year tenure as the first female speaker in history neared an end.
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Resurgent Republicans won control of the U.S. House Tuesday night and Speaker Nancy Pelosi's four-year tenure as the first female speaker in history neared an end.
Democrat Dave Jones has been elected California's next insurance commissioner in a contest that attracted heavy independent spending by the insurance industry.
Democrat John Chiang has been re-elected as California's controller, fending off Republican state Sen. Tony Strickland for a second time.
Democratic rising star Gavin Newsom declared victory late Tuesday night in his bid for California lieutenant governor, while San Francisco's top prosecutor Kamala Harris trailed in the state attorney general's race.
California voters have returned Democrat Jerry Brown to the governor's office 28 years after he left it.
Democrat Barbara Boxer has won her fourth term in the U.S. Senate, dashing GOP hopes of removing the liberal icon with a strong challenge from former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Carly Fiorina.
Oakland voters have chosen a new mayor, but the results may not be known for at least a couple of days.
California voters said no thanks to a ballot initiative that would have made it the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use and sales.
An initiative designed to make it easier for the Legislature to adopt a state budget has passed.
The director of elections in San Francisco said a polling inspector made off with up to 75 ballots, a voting roster and other election materials in a bizarre heist.
A ballot initiative primarily funded by Texas oil companies seeking to suspend California's landmark climate law has failed.
Anxiety about the economy and unhappiness with government were not enough to dissuade Californians from electing two veteran politicians in the state's marquee races.
Democrat Bill Lockyer has been elected to another four-year term as California's treasurer, defeating his Republican opponent, state Sen. Mimi Walters.
California voters have rejected an $18 surcharge on motor vehicle registration fees to shore up the state park system.
California voters have decided to keep a trio of business tax breaks. Proposition 24 would have repealed three corporate tax breaks adopted by the state Legislature estimated to save businesses about $1.3 billion a year.
