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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.
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All LA County primary results
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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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Prop. 39 would require California voters to provide a government-issued ID before casting a ballot. -
It's been a busy week, but here’s what local officials say hasn’t changed. -
In the first six months of the year, Hollywood Park, the Kia Forum and billboard company WOW Media were the primary funders behind two competing campaigns. -
A federal judge in Boston canceled a nationwide ruling that blocked U.S. Postal Service work on President Donald Trump's order. -
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco was at the California Supreme Court Monday as his attorney argued he acted within his authority in seizing 650,000 ballots. -
The Supreme Court paused a lower court's ruling that blocked key parts of Trump's order to limit voting by mail for the midterms.Listen 3:27 -
The fake poll is raising fears about betting market fraud and serving as a “wake-up call” for other campaigns. -
California voters are being inundated with messages from political campaigns ahead of November -
The number of ballots represent a spike from recent elections. -
Steve Hilton launched his general election campaign at the site of the Lineage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights. -
Trump used California as example of what he calls the "insanity" of current voting in the U.S. Yes, California takes time to count all the ballots. There's a good reason. -
District leaders across L.A. County are considering whether to ask voters to approve property tax increases this November to fund school repairs and renovations.
