California election results 2024: Key races we're watching

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Polls have closed in California. Here's how the key races we're watching are shaping up.

Where to vote

Find the nearest ballot drop box and vote center near you by putting in your address in the search bar below.

Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 5 and reach the county registrar's office by Nov. 12 to be counted.

If you are in line at a vote center by 8 p.m., stay in line. You can cast your vote after polls close because you were in line before the vote center closed.

Presidential Election

From President Joe Biden's unprecedented decision to step aside as the Democratic nominee and two assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump, the candidates' road to Election Day had dominated headlines this year.

Six people are running for U.S. president this election year: Vice President Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Green Party Jill Stein, Libertarian Chase Oliver, Peace and Freedom Party Claudia de la Cruz.

See the latest news on the presidential election here.

U.S. Senate - California

Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff is expected to defeat Republican Steve Garvey in the race for California's U.S. Senate seat formerly held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, ABC News projects.

Schiff and Garvey are running in two separate elections: one for the full six-year term and the other for the remaining weeks of Feinstein's unexpired term.

Read more about Adam Schiff's projected victory here.

California's 13th Congressional District

With just nine days until polls close, voters will decide on a razor-thin race -- a rematch -- for Congress in the North Valley.

Republican incumbent John Duarte and Democrat Adam Gray are facing off for the second time.

Two years ago, Gray lost to Duarte by only 564 votes.

Democrats are looking to regain control of the House of Representatives, and the 13th congressional seat could be one of the four needed seats.

The 13th district, which was redrawn following the 2020 census, now includes parts of Fresno, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.

Learn more about what each candidate had to say at their debate in October.

California's 22nd Congressional District

With less than two weeks until the end of voting, a tight political fight is underway in the South Valley.

A tight political fight is underway in the South Valley. Republican David Valadao and Democrat Rudy Salas are facing off for a second time for a seat in the House.

Valadao is from Hanford and has served in Congress for five terms, focusing on water, the Farm Bill, and public safety. In a new term, he says he wants to tackle the economy and border.

Salas is from Bakersfield, where he served on the City Council and then the State Assembly for 10 years.

He wants to take that work to Washington.

The race is a rematch of 2022 when just 3,000 votes separated Valadao and Salas.

The matchup has national significance as House Republicans fight to keep their narrow majority.

Read more about where the candidates stand on the issues here.

Proposition 32: Raise minimum wage

Californians will take their wages into their own hands at the ballot box in November as they vote on Proposition 32.

Californians take their wages into their own hands at the ballot box on Election Day as they vote on Proposition 32.

It would raise the minimum wage from $16 to $18 per hour. Proposition 32 would not apply to independent contractors or self-employed workers. Since some cities already have higher minimum wages, it would not impact them.

Read more about Prop 32 here.

Proposition 33: Rent Control

In November, California voters will decide if local governments should be given the power to expand rent control if they wanted to. This is Prop 33 explained.

Rent control is a term Californians are familiar with, but for nearly three decades, a state law has imposed limits on rent control ordinances.

Voters will decide if local governments should be given the power to expand rent control if they wanted to. Not all cities in California have rent control, so Prop 33 aims to address that.

Cities can restrict how much a landlord can raise every year, but they cannot set rent control on single-family homes, any housing built after 1995, and they cannot tell landlords how much they can charge a new tenant.

Read more about Prop 33 here.

Proposition 36: Increase penalties for theft, drug trafficking

Proposition 36 on California's November ballot would unwind Prop. 47, which made some drug and theft crimes into misdemeanors.

California's Proposition 36, which would increase penalties on certain crimes, was projected to pass at the polls Tuesday.

With more than 36% of the ballots tallied, the measure was ahead by a 70-30 margin, according to the California Secretary of State's office.

Read more about Prop 36 projected passing here.

ABC News will have live election coverage starting at 4p.m. PT. ABC30 Action News will be streaming live local coverage starting at 8:30 p.m. PT on all our streaming platforms.