Connie Chan and Scott Wiener advance in race to succeed Pelosi, CBS News projects

Voters in San Francisco on Tuesday advanced San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan and state Sen. Scott Wiener in the race to succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in California’s 11th Congressional District, CBS News projects. Eight Democrats, two Republicans and one no party preference candidate ran to represent the district, whose boundaries are entirely within

Bitter GOP primary for South Dakota governor heads to runoff as Toby Doeden advances

Businessman and self-described political outsider Toby Doeden will advance to a runoff for the Republican nomination for South Dakota governor, CBS News has projected, after a competitive and frequently contentious primary that includes the sitting governor, a congressman and a state legislative leader. A July 28 runoff election is necessary because no candidate in Tuesday’s

California governor’s race set to narrow as voters decide in 2026 primary

The wide, crowded field vying to succeed term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom in California will soon narrow as voters decide which two candidates will advance in the state’s 2026 gubernatorial primary election following a chaotic race full of twists and turns.  Under California’s top-two primary system, the two candidates with the most votes will move on