California primary results could take days. Here's why
Gov. Gavin Newsom has urged election offices to accurately count votes as quickly as lawfully possible.

In Iowa, Josh Turek won the Democratic nomination for Senate, while Trump-endorsed Randy Feenstra conceded defeat in the GOP governor's primary. Major races in California were uncalled.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has urged election offices to accurately count votes as quickly as lawfully possible.
New Mexico's GOP gubernatorial primary produced a nominee Tuesday as Republicans aim to reclaim the governor's office for the first time since 2019.
Randy Feenstra's defeat could prove to be a case of the president's political instincts being off.
Republicans and Democrats all compete together in the unusual primary to set the one-on-one race in November. Two Democrats and one Republican were in close contention.
Zach Lahn defeated Rep. Randy Feenstra in the Iowa Republican gubernatorial primary, marking President Trump's first major primary loss of the 2026 midterm election cycle.
Mixed picture emerges from races across the US, as Trump’s pick fails in Iowa. Plus: Jill Biden speaks about her husband’s decision to drop out of the 2024 electionDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning. It has been a night of drama as crucial election results have unfolded – or not – across the US.In California, the crucial race for governor remains too close to call. With mountains of ballots left to count, the Republican Steve Hilton was leading the field with the Democrats Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer following. A quirk of the state’s political system means the top two candidates face off in the general election regardless of which party they belong to.Where else were primary elections held? In many other states. Many eyes were on Iowa, where Josh Turek, backed by millions in outside spending, clinched the state’s Democratic primary, defeating the state senator Zach Wahls, who had pitched himself as an anti-establishment outsider. On the Republican side, Randy Feenstra’s second-place finish in the gubernatorial race ended Donald Trump’s perfect endorsement streak, which had held strong since March.When will we know the full results? Voting experts say it could take weeks to finalize the tightest races.What was Pelley said to have done? In an email, the newly appointed executive editor, Nick Bilton, claimed Pelley had “hijacked my first meeting … to disparage me, my qualifications, and my intentions with remarkable incivility and contempt”. In a message to staff he said that after repeated, failed attempts to find common ground over the weekend, “we have parted ways with Scott Pelley”. Continue reading...
Zach Lahn’s surprise win over Trump-backed Rep. Randy Feenstra sets up a November matchup with Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand in a race both parties are watching closely.
Without a dominant candidate in the governor’s race, Democratic voters ultimately wanted to ensure that their party wasn’t shut out of the general election.