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What you need to know ahead of election night: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign ... Read More

California Ballot Measures Special Results 2025

See live results from the 2025 California ballot measures special election. Track vote counts and updates as polls close on Election Day. Read More

California Prop. 50: Results come in tonight. Here's how the vote breaks down so far

The Political Data Intelligence (PDI) ballot tracker shows who has returned their ballots in the lead-up to the election. Read More

Election 2025 recap: Democrats sweep California, NJ, Virginia races, reports say

Elections in New Jersey, Virginia, California and elsewhere are the first big opportunity since Trump's 2024 victory to gauge voter sentiment. Read More

Prop 50 projected to pass. Here's what people across California are saying

CALIFORNIA, USA — California's redistricting measure, Proposition 50, is projected to pass, according to projections from the Associated Press and ABC News. Read More

NBC News Exit Poll: Voters disapprove of Trump in New Jersey, Virginia, other key races

Voters are expressing broad dissatisfaction with Donald Trump — and with both political parties, according to early results from the Exit Poll. Read More

NYC mayor's race draws attention, but California, Pennsylvania votes Tuesday could shape national politics

Virginia and New Jersey, as they have in modern times, hold gubernatorial elections the November after a presidential inauguration. While those races remain important, it's a California ballot measure ... Read More

The ad war that defined California’s redistricting fight

Gavin Newsom and the proponents of Proposition 50 leaned on famous Democrats to campaign for the measure, including a heavy dose of the governor himself. Read More

Prop 50 Poised for Big Win in California as Opponents Fight Among Themselves

California Republicans appear poised to lose four to six House seats in next year’s midterms as votes are counted this week in the state’s hastily planned Prop 50. The ballot measure ... Read More

Inside California Politics: Oct. 19, 2025

(INSIDE CALIFORNIA POLITICS) — In an exclusive interview with Inside California Politics host Nikki Laurenzo, former Orange County congresswoman and candidate for California governor Katie Porter ... Read More

The First Big Elections of the New Trump Era Are Today. Here’s What to Look For.

The mayor’s race in New York will gauge voters’ desire for a left-wing shift, and Democrats running for governor in New Jersey and Virginia again made fighting the president central to their bids. Read More