FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Millions of Central Valley and California residents will cast their ballots Tuesday morning for several key races across the region and state.
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Gabe Ferris, along with reporters from our sister stations in San Francisco and Los Angeles discuss the Primary Election.
Polls officially opened at 7 am Tuesday for the Primary election in California.
Voters can head to the numerous voting centers across the Central Valley and cast their ballot.
Polls close at 8 pm. You are urged to stay in line even after 8 pm to still cast your vote.
A crowded governor’s race with no clear leader
The governor’s race has been the most wide open in a generation. More than 50 names are on the ballot.
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is banned by law from seeking a third term. Other candidates seeking to replace him include former Democratic U.S. Rep. Katie Porter,Democrat Matt Mahan, the mayor of San Jose, and Bianco, the Riverside County sheriff.
Rebecca Katz, a strategist with Steyer’s campaign, said Sunday that they are “feeling pretty good” but emphasized how close the race was with a sporting reference, “It’s three candidates for two spots, every possession counts.”
Steyer, a former hedge fund manager turned liberal activist, has set spending records hoping to advance to the November contest. Hilton, a former Fox News host who has been endorsed by Trump, has promised to bring down costs in a state with some of the nation’s highest gas prices, utility costs and taxes. Becerra has been stressing his experience in arguing he’s best prepared to lead the nation’s most populous state, having served as the Biden administration’s health secretary, a former U.S. House member and state attorney general.
Broadly, Republicans in the race are promising drastic change after years of Democratic governance – Democrats haven’t lost a statewide race in two decades and Republicans last elected a Los Angeles mayor in 1997. Democrats, though in charge for years, are promising to bring down costs and continue to fend off the Trump administration in its numerous conflicts with Democratic California.
Voters headed to the polls Monday in California’s primary election, with dozens lining up at the Fresno County Election Headquarters as officials reported a steady turnout.
Clerk and Registrar of Voters James Kus said turnout is higher compared to recent primary elections.
“The participation rate in Fresno County is actually up this election over recent primary elections, not by a tremendous amount, but enough to be noticeable,” Kus told Action News.
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