What to know about California’s midterm elections

As voters across the United States head to the polls for the midterm elections – widely seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump’s second term in office – the state of California is set to play an important role.Several races across the country’s most populous state could help determine whether the Democratic Party takes control of the US House of Representatives, where Trump’s Republican Party currently holds a slim majority.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3California’s billionaire tax faces a precarious road from rich oppositionlist 2 of 3Tracking the money: The biggest donors in the 2026 US midterm electionslist 3 of 3Who is leading the US midterm polls as Trump and Harris campaign?end of listCalifornia’s ballot initiatives – or policy decisions made by voters – have also received national attention.Perhaps the biggest difference in this year’s elections, however, is the introduction of new congressional district maps drawn up through a partisan redistricting initiative approved by California voters last year.That initiative aims to net at least five additional Democratic Party seats in the House, where Republicans have a four-seat majority.Which California ra...