2024 California Election Results: Key Races We’re Watching Like the Presidential Election, the 22nd Congressional District and Proposition 33

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Polls have closed in California. Here’s how the key races we’re watching are shaping up.

Where to vote

Find your nearest ballot box and polling location by entering your address in the search bar below.

To be counted, mail-in ballots must be postmarked by November 5 and arrive at the county registrar’s office by November 12.

If you’re in line at the polls at 8 p.m., stay in line. You can vote after the polls close because you were in line before the polling station closed.

Presidential elections

The candidates’ path to Election Day has dominated headlines this year, starting with President Joe Biden’s unprecedented decision to step down as the Democratic nominee and two assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump.

Six people are vying for the presidency of the United States this election year: Vice President Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Green Party Jill Stein, Libertarian Chase Oliver, Peace and Freedom Party Claudia de la Cruz.

For the latest news on the presidential election, click here.

US Senate – California

Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff is expected to defeat Republican Steve Garvey in the race for the U.S. Senate seat from California previously held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, ABC News reports.

Schiff and Garvey are running in two separate elections: one for the full six-year term and the other for the remaining weeks of Feinstein’s unexpired term.

California’s 13th congressional district

With just nine days until the polls close, voters will decide the narrow race – a rematch – for Congress in the North Valley.

Republican incumbent John Duarte and Democrat Adam Gray are facing off for the second time.

Two years ago, Gray lost to Duarte by just 564 votes.

Democrats are seeking to regain control of the House of Representatives, and the 13th Congressional seat could be one of four seats needed.

The 13th District, which was redrawn after the 2020 Census, now includes parts of Fresno, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.

California’s 22nd congressional district

With less than two weeks until voting closes, political battles are raging in the South Valley.

There is intense political infighting in the South Valley. Republican David Valadao and Democrat Rudy Salas are vying for a second term in the House of Representatives.

Valadao is from Hanford and served five terms in Congress, focusing on water resources, the farm bill and public safety. In his new term, he says he wants to tackle the economy and borders.

Salas is originally from Bakersfield, where he served on the city council for 10 years and then in the state legislature.

He wants to bring this work to Washington.

The race is a rematch of 2022, when Valadao and Salasa were separated by just 3,000 votes.

The matchup has national significance as House Republicans fight to maintain their narrow majority.

Proposition 32: Raise the Minimum Wage

Californians will take their wages into their own hands at the ballot box in November when they vote on Proposition 32.

Californians are taking their paychecks into their hands at the ballot box on Election Day by voting on Proposition 32.

It would raise the minimum wage from $16 to $18 an hour. Proposition 32 would not apply to independent contractors or self-employed workers. Since some cities already have higher minimum wages, they won’t be affected.

Proposition 33: Rent Control

In November, California voters will decide whether to give local governments the power to expand rent control if they choose. This is explained in sentence 33.

Rent control is a term Californians are familiar with, but for nearly three decades, state law has placed limits on rent control ordinances.

Voters will decide whether to give local governments the power to expand rent control if they choose. Not all cities in California have rent control, so Proposition 33 aims to address this problem.

Cities can limit the amount a landlord can collect each year, but they can’t impose rent control on single-family homes, any housing built after 1995, and they can’t tell landlords how much they can charge a new tenant.

Proposal 36: Increase fines for theft, drug trafficking

Proposition 36 on California’s November ballot would repeal Proposition 47, which would make some drug and theft crimes a misdemeanor.

California’s Proposition 36, which would increase penalties for certain crimes, was set to pass in Tuesday’s election.

With more than 36% of ballots counted, the lead was a 70-30 margin, according to the California Secretary of State’s office.

ABC News will have live coverage of the election starting at 4 p.m. PT. ABC30 Action News will broadcast live local coverage starting at 8:30 p.m. PT. on all our streaming platforms.