Rep. Aisha Wahab and BART Director Melissa Hernandez face off for Congress, while Mayor Barbara Lee pushes for a strong mayor ballot measure in Oakland.
Richmond council members Claudia Jimenez and Ahmad Anderson compete in a runoff to become the city’s next mayor.
Democrats Eric Lucan and Jackie Elward run for state Assembly in a race that has become a proxy battle between business and labor.
Rep. Mike Thompson faces his toughest challenge in years from fellow Democrat Eric Jones, a former venture capitalist.
Supervisor Connie Chan and State Sen. Scott Wiener run for the House seat held by Nancy Pelosi. Mayor Daniel Lurie’s clout will be tested in races for supervisor and a series of ballot measures.
The county weighs independent redistricting for supervisor seats, while Half Moon Bay voters decide on a controversial housing project for senior farmworkers.
Three seats on the San José city council are up for grabs, with candidates weighing concerns about housing, homelessness and data center development.
Voters are weighing a new tax on data center development in unincorporated areas of the county.
Republican Rep. James Gallagher and Democratic state Senator Mike McGuire compete in a redrawn district key to Democrats’ hopes of winning back the House.