SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON / KTLA) -- California voters are at the polls Tuesday choosing the state’s next governor, selecting who will succeed Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi to represent San Francisco in the U.S. House of Representatives, deciding who will replace disgraced ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell to represent the East Bay, and weighing 14 ballot propositions including the "billionaire tax."
Voting centers in the Bay Area opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. You can find your polling place on the California Secretary of State’s website.
Democrat Xavier Becerra has a commanding double-digit lead over Republican Steve Hilton in the race to become California’s 41st governor, according to a California Politics/Emerson College poll released Wednesday. The winner will succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is term-limited.
California governor’s race election results
Who will replace one of the most powerful politicians in America who served as the voice of left-wing San Francisco for decades? Voters have two Democratic candidates to choose for U.S. Congressional District 11: State Sen. Scott Wiener and San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan.
Pelosi, who endorsed Chan to succeed her, is retiring from Congress after holding the seat for 39 years.
Who will succeed Nancy Pelosi? -- California District 11 election results
Former Rep. Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress in April after he was accused of sexual assault and harassment. His exit was sudden from the state’s 14th Congressional District, which covers Alameda County. East Bay voters are deciding Tuesday between California lawmaker Aisha Wahab and Bay Area Rapid Transit director Melissa Hernandez.
Who will fill Eric Swalwell's former seat? -- California District 14 election results
Proposition 40 is also known as the "billionaire tax." Supporters framed it as a monumental step toward reining in deep wealth inequality. Critics say it will trigger wealthy people to flee the state. Google co-founder Sergey Brin donated more than $100 million to a political committee working to defeat the proposal.
The first-in-the-nation measure would levy a one-time, 5% tax on the wealth of Californians whose net worth exceeds $1 billion. Most of the money would be used to backfill federal funding cuts to healthcare.
New poll reveals how voters feel about California ‘billionaire tax’ as election looms
Proposition 39 would block citizens from voting unless they present a government-issued identification card when voting in person, and the last four digits of a government ID number when voting by mail.
Prop. 1: Authorizes bonds for housing affordability programs.
Prop. 2: Increases the state’s Rainy Day Fund.
Prop. 3: Provides permanent funding for schools and health care by extending an existing tax on high incomes.
Prop. 4: Repeals the prohibition against public funding of election campaigns.
Prop. 5: Changes the recall election process for statewide officers.
Prop. 37: Creates a loan program for middle-income buyers of qualified new homes.
Prop. 38: Authorizes bonds for immunology medical research.
Prop. 43: Limits voters’ ability to raise revenue for local government services.
Prop. 44: Requires community health clinics to spend 90% of revenue on program services.
Prop. 45: Modifies environmental review requirements for certain projects.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
