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Voter Game Plan
LA County 2026 Primary Election
Key 2026 dates
- June 2: Primary election day
If your vote-by-mail ballot is postmarked by election day and received within seven days, it will be counted. Track your ballot here. - July 10
All primary results final. - Nov. 3
General election day
Top results
Mail-in ballots will continue to be counted as long as they're postmarked by Election Day. Votes will continue to be tallied through June 26.
All LA County Results
Statewide results
Election videos
High school seniors vote for the first time in South L.A.
Karen Bass defends Inside Safe program
The next LAPD chief needs ‘courage’ with ICE, says mayoral candidate Nithya Raman
How Xavier Becerra would fix CA's homeless spending if elected governor
OC assessor candidates both surrounded by controversy
LA’s budget tells us what we value, says mayoral candidate Rae Huang
High-profile races
13 candidates are running against incumbent Karen Bass for L.A. mayor, a position that will face questions around policing, homelessness and the 2028 Olympic Games.
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Superior Court judges oversee courtroom proceedings and trials across all of Los Angeles County. -
The city attorney oversees all litigation involving L.A. and works as a legal advisor to the mayor and City Council.
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Voters will decide whether to raise L.A. County's general sales tax by a half-percent to backfill hospital and clinic budgets amid federal cuts to Medi-Cal.
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What questions do you have about this election?
You ask, and we'll answer: Whether it's about who's funding the campaigns or how to track your ballot, we're here to help you understand the 2026 election
Voting FAQs
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The deadline is May 18. But don't panic. Even if you miss that deadline, you still have options. -
Here's everything you need to know about casting your ballot in person. -
Your questions about voting by mail, answered. -
Here's why you might not see the LA City Council — or the L.A. mayor — on your ballot this election. -
What you need to know about voting if you are experiencing homelessness. -
Every ballot filed in the upcoming primary election requires a voter’s signature. Here's a look at how the process to verify them works. -
Don’t worry. They’re not for seeing your votes inside. -
Some voters have reported receiving ballots for old roommates, or got multiple ballots in the mail. Here's what to do.
Latest election news
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The certification ends the vote count in the June 2 primary and ushers in the general election season. -
Initiative backers agreed to pull their measure after state lawmakers gave them a last-minute deal. Where do efforts to reform Measure ULA go from here?Listen 0:44 -
Ahead of a Thursday deadline, California Democrats are striking deals with interest groups to kick controversial measures off the November ballot. -
Voters could see a significant difference in how ballots are handled and counted by the next election. -
The proposal, if approved by voters, could lay the groundwork for dramatically changing the electorate in Los Angeles. -
In a rare step, voters decided to not give sitting judge Robert Draper another term. -
The sales tax increase is expected to raise about $1 billion a year to fund the region's safety net healthcare system.Listen 0:46 -
Hilton advances to the November general election, where he’ll face longtime politician Xavier Becerra. -
Two Democrats will compete in November to regulate the insurance market amid increasing climate change risks, aftermath of the L.A. fires. -
President Donald Trump is casting doubt on the results of California's primaries.Listen 4:19 -
Influencers are using prediction market odds to sow doubt in vote counting, in some cases in posts paid for by the companies themselves.Listen 4:50 -
Major shifts have kept candidates and election-watchers on their toes, but that’s not unusual for California's vote-counting process.
