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California, the biggest electoral-vote prize in presidential contests, is also one of the most closely watched states in this midterm election. Incumbent Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer faces GOP challenger Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard. Republican Meg Whitman, who headed eBay for 10 years, is running against Democrat Jerry Brown, who served as governor from 1975 to1983, to succeed term-limited GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.The Golden State has 53 congressional districts, more than any other. Polls show Democrats have a rare opportunity to pick up a pair of House seats held by Republicans – Dan Lungren in the 3rd District and Mary Bono Mack in the 45th District. Obama won California in 2008.

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Self-Financed Candidates Spent Millions, but Most Fared Poorly

How's this for a top-10 list, Dave: The top 10 congressional candidates who spent millions of dollars of their own money on campaigns and still lost on Tuesday? Well, all right, two on the ...

Who or What to Blame for Prop. 19's Epic Fail?

(Nov. 3) -- Californians are just going to have to face the facts and smoke weed the old-fashioned way -- with a medical prescription. That's because the heavily publicized Proposition 19 -- a ...

Dead Candidate Re-Elected in California

(Nov. 3) -- A Democratic state senator who died last month was easily re-elected in California, denying the GOP the seat and probably forcing the governor to call a special election. Sen. Jenny ...

Jerry Brown Elected California Governor ... Again

Everything old is new again in California, where Democrat Jerry Brown defeated big-spending GOP rival Meg Whitman and was elected governor, an office he held for two terms nearly 30 years ago. The ...

Democrat Barbara Boxer Hangs On to Senate Seat in California

The anti-incumbent wave didn't quite reach California, where Democrat Barbara Boxer won a fourth term in the Senate after a bruising campaign in which Republican Carly Fiorina unsuccessfully tried to ...

Governor, Senate Poll Roundup: Looking at the Closest Races

A flood of new polls on this year's key governor and Senate races came out Sunday and Monday, and here are the ones that showed the tightest races and those where the margins are larger, but the ...

Countdown to Election Day: Senate Races to Watch

Republicans will edge close toward control of the Senate Tuesday but are unlikely to be able to seal the deal. While the GOP is widely favored to win back the House, it faces a narrower path to ...

Campaign Ads 2010: The Good, the Bad and the Funny

More than $4 billion will be spent on the 2010 midterm elections -- the lion's share of it on advertising on television, radio, and even a bit on the Internet. But what are we getting for all that ...

Latest Roundup of Polls for Key Senate and Governor Races

Our Friday roundup of polls and key governor and Senate races updates California, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington ...

A Campaign Season of Gaffes and Gotchas

WASHINGTON (Oct. 29) -- Memo to novice political candidates: Know thy Constitution. Don't tell Hispanics they look Asian. Pay special attention to what you say when you are in front of cameras. Which ...

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May 27, 2012

Source: Chico Enterprise-Record - Chico CA
I watched the congressional candidates' debate May 7 at Chico's City Council Chambers.

May 27, 2012

Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA
"You'd think agriculture would have Republican politicians on our side, but on this issue we don't," Kevin Andrew was saying as we toured some grape fields north of Bakersfield, where farmworkers were thinning vines.

May 27, 2012

Source: San Anselmo-Fairfax Patch - San Anselmo-Fairfax CA
Congressional candidate Stacey Lawson raised the largest amount of money in the most recent reporting period ending May 16, her campaign said.

May 27, 2012

Source: Mountain Home News - Elmore County ID
If it sounds like the debates in Congress have devolved into those of teenagers, it's because they have.

May 27, 2012

Source: Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek CA
Contra Costa Supervisor Gayle Uilkema's death last week is spurring talk about whether someone ought to fill the remaining six months on her term.

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