Your last-minute voter guide to California’s 2026 general election – Los Angeles Times

Your last-minute voter guide to California’s 2026 general election  Los Angeles Times

You have until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to cast your vote in California's general election. The Times has answers to last-minute questions about the voting process. Here's what you need to know: The California governor's race has narrowed down from six contenders to two top candidates: Xavier Becerra, a Democrat who has a long résumé in California electoral politics and received an endorsement from outgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom, and Steve Hilton, a Republican immigrant, an ally of President Trump and a former senior advisor to British Prime Minister David Cameron. Your guide to the race for California governor can be found here. In the Los Angeles mayoral race, incumbent Karen Bass faces a reelection challenge from Councilmember Nithya Raman, who was until recently a close ally of the mayor.

In October during the only televised debate between the candidates, Bass portrayed Raman as someone who wasn't ready to lead the city; Raman continues to allege the mayor is "missing in action" and that a vote for Bass would put the city in a position of further decline. Your guide to the L.A. mayor's race can be found here. There are several local races and district seats, ballot measures and statewide races that Southern Californians must decide on. Most of the attention will be on the races for California