Live Blog | 2026 California midterm election: Karen Bass speaks during Election Day

It’s Election Day in California, a midterm in which over 23 million registered voters will have a chance to elect the state leader to follow in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s footsteps.

Voters in Los Angeles will also decide between two Democratic mayoral candidates, elect a new sheriff for the county and determine the outcome of key propositions that will dictate the future of funding for healthcare services.

Need help understanding what's on your ballot? We've got voting guides galore:

• L.A. voting guide
• SELA voting guide
• California propositions guide

Voting centers across the state close at 8 p.m. Early results will begin coming in closer to 9 p.m. 

This Nov. 3 midterm, follow along here as the CALÓ News team brings you live updates on voter processes, explainers on races and results.

See something happening at your local polling center? Send us an email at info@calonews.com.

 10:30 a.m.: Karen Bass speaks during Election Day

Karen Bass alongside the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor organization for an event before election night.

– Amairani Hernandez

10:10 a.m.: Xavier Becerra casts his ballot

California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra and his wife Dr. Carolina Reyes cast their ballots at the Belle Cooledge Community Center in Sacramento on Nov. 3.

– Andrea Valadez

7:53 a.m.: L.A. mayoral candidate Nithya Raman casts her vote 

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman arrives at the Silver Lake Community Church to cast her vote on November 3. 

If elected, Raman would represent about four million L.A. residents, the majority (47%) of whom are Latino.

This morning Raman arrived at the same community church in Silver Lake where she cast her vote in June. She was inside for about 20 minutes, accompanied by her family, including her husband and kids. 

The mayoral race has made national headlines, with both candidates in a dead heat. The UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies and the Los Angeles Times revealed in their latest poll that both Bass and Raman were in a statistical tie, with each having  40% of voter support. The poll released less than a week ago also showed that at that time 19% of voters were still undecided. 

Raman told CALÓ News that as mayor she wants to address housing and homelessness as it is one of the top issues for Latino families.

“For many Latino families here in L.A., they are actually facing a higher rent burden, evictions at higher rates and economic and housing insecurity at higher rates than other residents. These are things that are at the core of my [mayoral] platform,” she said. “I want to make this city work for them, and I will do everything in my power to do so.”

– Amairani Hernandez and Brenda Verano

7 a.m.: It’s Election Day in L.A. How to find your polling place

Polling places in California are open Nov. 3 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

If you received your ballot in the mail, you have until 8 p.m. to drop off your ballot at a polling location or at your nearest drop-off box.

If you are mailing your mail-in ballot, it must be postmarked Nov. 3 by a U.S. postal worker in order to be counted.

To find your polling location, head over to the Secretary of State website https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place and write in your address. If you live in Los Angeles County, visit the Registrar of Voters website https://locator.lavote.gov/locations/vc?culture=en and look up your address for your nearest polling place.

– Joanna Jacobo Rivera