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What happened in the California election while you were sleeping

Millions of Californians turned out in voting that ended Tuesday to conclude a wild primary season marked by unprecedented campaign spending, the cratering of a former congressmember and Democratic voters sitting on their ballots waiting for a frontrunner to emerge. At different points, it appeared that two candidates from the same party could advance to […]

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According to CalMatters’s source item, What happened in the California election while you were sleeping, Millions of Californians turned out in voting that ended Tuesday to conclude a wild primary season marked by unprecedented campaign spending, the cratering of a former congressmember and Democratic voters sitting on their ballots waiting for a frontrunner to emerge. At different points, it appeared that two candidates from the same party could advance to […]

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The development sits in VINI’s California file for readers following state policy, regional institutions, courts, markets, public services, and California communities. The original report is linked so readers can check the source account, follow later updates, and compare new coverage against the first published record. The source item is dated 2026-06-03T13:00:00+00:00.

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