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March 5 was Super Tuesday, where 16 states, including California, and one territory, held their primary election on the same day. The contests moved Joe Biden and Donald Trump toward the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations. California’s top-two system advances the top two vote-getters regardless of political identification to the November General Election in statewide, legislative and congressional races. In local races, candidates can win outright. How to vote, track your ballot in California’s 2024 primary election | Catch up with our voter guide here.Here is where to see full California election results after 8 p.m. | Resultados de Primaria Presidencial 2024 en Español.See live updates with results on other Super Tuesday contests here. Below, you will find live updates from state and local races as we receive them.Wednesday, March 64:47 p.m.: Capitol Correspondent Ashley Zavala says an event that Gov. Gavin Newsom had planned to talk about Proposition 1, which he has championed, was called off because the results are so close. 4:44 p.m.: Ken Casparis with Sacramento County says the next county election results will be reported on Friday at 4 p.m. Then more results will be reported Tuesdays and Fridays at 4 p.m. until the vote is certified. Donna Linder, the Stanislaus County clerk/recorder/registrar of voters, says the next election results will be out on Thursday. Other updates going forward will be Tuesdays as well.2:40 p.m.: Nevada County election workers have about 1,500 ballots left to count.According to counts completed by midnight, nearly 22,000, or 29% of registered voters cast ballots in the election.Registrar of Voters Natalie Adona said the election went smoothly in the county.Election certification begins on Thursday.11:36 a.m.: Here are updates on some other races across Northern California. Voters overwhelmingly support Mountain House becoming California’s next city. Modesto’s mayor appears to be cruising toward reelection. Here’s a look at California House race takeaways from the AP. 10:23 a.m.: KCRA 3’s Leticia Ordaz reported from Stockton today, where mayoral candidate Tom Patti has 35% of the vote and Christina Fugazi has 24%. Incumbent Democratic Rep. Josh Harder is leading in his U.S. House District 9 race with 51% of the vote, with half of the vote in. Republican Kevin Lincoln has 29% and another Republican, John McBride, has 12%.See full results for San Joaquin County races here. Here’s where to find more California congressional race results. San Joaquin County’s registrar of voters said the county’s next ballot report will be Thursday at noon. There will be another update after 5 p.m. on Friday. 9:23 a.m.: Political analyst Mike Luery joined KCRA 3 to break down California election takeaways.He said that he’s never seen a winning candidate get interrupted by protesters during a victory speech like what happened to Rep. Adam Schiff. “Adam Schiff looked like a deer in the headlights,” Luery said. “He looked like he didn’t know what to do.” Luery said that the issue of an immediate cease-fire in Gaza has become a divisive issue for Democrats. On Prop 1, Luery said there is a razor-thin margin of victory despite Gov. Gavin Newsom having put a lot of political capital into that race. See his thoughts on those issues and the Sacramento mayor’s race below.9:02 a.m.: The Sacramento mayor’s race is very tight with Richard Pan, Steve Hansen and Kevin McCarty all having more than 23% of the vote. Flojaune Cofer is at 21%. In the District 4 City Council race, Phil Pluckebaum is leading incumbent Katie Valenzuela, 57.63% to 38.27%. Sacramento Measure C, which would raise taxes for businesses, appears headed to defeat with 60% of the vote against. See full Sacramento city results here. Track more election updates from our 9 a.m. newscast below. 8:30 a.m.: Here’s a look at the latest election results and updates this morning. 6:26 a.m.: GOP candidate Nikki Haley will suspend her campaign, the AP is reporting. More updates from 6 a.m. are below.Tuesday, March 511:30 p.m.: Here’s a look at where things stand with vote counting in Northern California counties, the Sacramento mayor’s race and other election night takeaways. KCRA 3’s Orko Manna has another view of the count in Stockton and Lee Anne Denyer is in Rocklin. 10:40 p.m.: KCRA’s Orko Manna speaks to San Joaquin County’s registrar of voters below. 10:34 p.m.: California GOP Chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson in a statement reacted to the primary election results so far:“As California’s primary election results roll in, it’s increasingly clear that Californians are fed up with the disastrous policies championed by Democrats from the White House to local office that have led to sky-high prices, surging crime, rampant homelessness, failing schools and more. Republicans are offering commonsense solutions to the many problems that plague our broken state. Voters are ready to send a clear message to radical, far-left Democrats this November that they’ve had enough, and it’s time to put California and our nation on a pathway to success once again.”10:01 p.m.: Democratic Senate candidate Adam Schiff’s election victory speech was interrupted by a fiery crowd on Tuesday night, with protestors chanting, “Ceasefire now!” and, “Free Palestine!”“We want to make sure we keep this kind of democracy,” Schiff said, trying to appeal to the crowd.After several minutes, Schiff thanked his wife, children, campaign staff, and other politicians.“I want to acknowledge the right of our protestors,” Schiff said, when chants still hadn’t died down. “I look forward to working with you all and onward to victory in November!”In the video below, KCRA 3’s Andrea Flores talks about what it was like in the room during the protest. There’s also a discussion about the role of the Israel-Hamas war as an issue in Democratic politics.9:43 p.m.: GOP Senate candidate Steve Garvey spoke to his supporters after it was announced he would advance to the November general election.“Let’s celebrate,” Garvey said when he walked out on stage. “Welcome to the California comeback.”In a speech laden with baseball terminology, Garvey highlighted concerns with the border, inflation, homeless crisis, crime and foreign policy. He also appealed to voters tired of career politicians.“We haven’t come this far to only go this far,” Garvey shared with his supporters.9:36 p.m.: Here’s another look at ballot counting in San Joaquin County. 9:29 p.m.: Sacramento’s mayoral race is locked in a tight contest. See full results here. 9:18 p.m.: Proposition 1 is a close contest so far, with 51% of voters in favor of the measure to boost investments in housing and substance use programs. 49% are opposed, with 21 percent of the vote in. See full results here. 9:26 p.m.: “Welcome to the California comeback,” Steve Garvey tells supporters.9:04 p.m.: The AP has called California’s U.S. Senate race for GOP former baseball star Steve Garvey. He’ll face Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff in the general election in November. Learn more here. 9:03 p.m.: Here’s a look at vote counting in Stockton and an early look at results. In the race for mayor, Tom Patti has an early lead. See full election results for races in San Joaquin County here. 9 p.m.: Here’s a look at ballots getting counted in Placer County. 8:58 p.m.: Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley and Democrat Jessica Morse are leading in the U.S. House District 3 race. Democratic Rep. Mike Thompson and Republic John Munn are leading in the U.S. House District 4 race. Republican Rep. Tom McClintock and Democrat Michael Barkley are leading in the U.S. House District 5 race.See full California congressional results here. 8:28 p.m.: The AP projects that Rep. Adam Schiff will advance to the November election in California’s Senate race. It’s not yet clear who the second candidate on the ballot will be. See full California Senate election results here. 8:26 p.m.: Democratic Senate candidate Barbara Lee stopped at her campaign headquarters in Oakland after a day of visiting precincts and making phone calls.She spoke with reporters before she left for Washington D.C.“People understand that I hear them, I see them, that I want to make their lives better,” Lee said. “I’m experienced and have a deep and broad background in foreign policy and international relations. Right now, we need people in the United States Senate who can hit the ground running.” | Learn More in Video Below | What to make of California’s Senate race?8:22 p.m.: KCRA 3’s Brittany Hope has a view of ballot counting in Sacramento County. 8:14 p.m.: The AP projects that Joe Biden will win the Democratic primary in California and Donald Trump the Republican primary. See full California presidential primary results here. 8:10 p.m.: GOP Senate candidate Steve Garvey spoke to reporters shortly after polls closed. KCRA 3’s Michelle Bandur was there with him at his election headquarters in Palm Desert.Garvey said crime remains a large concern, specifically pointing out Proposition 47 as being harmful to the state.When asked about being outspent by his opponents, Garvey highlighted the fame from his professional baseball career.“I played in front of millions of people for many, many years. And the currency of that is the trust,” Garvey said. “We feel good about where we are now. Tonight’s the first game of the doubleheader.”7:29 p.m.: “They call it Super Tuesday for a reason,” Trump told supporters Tuesday night with NBC projecting wins for the GOP nominating contest in 11 states. See more national updates here. 7:03 p.m.: Less than an hour to go before polls close in California. 6:39 p.m.: Michelle Bandur will be at GOP Senate candidate Steve Garvey’s campaign party tonight. 6:15 p.m.: Hear from voters in Southern California about who they chose for California’s Senate race. The leading candidates are Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, Barbara Lee and Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey. 5:43 p.m.: Things are slowing down at a voting location in Stockton. 5:24 p.m.: Here are more images from voting sites across NorCal. See our full coverage at 5 p.m. below. 4:53 p.m.: KCRA’s Lee Anne Denyer has a report from a voting location in Alta, while Carolina Estrada is in Modesto. 4:28 p.m.: KCRA’s Brittany Hope has a look at drive-thru voting in Sacramento’s Natomas area. 4:21 p.m.: Hear from voters in Sacramento during our 4 p.m. news coverage.3:48 p.m.: See below for an update on our coverage of election day at noon. 3:05 p.m.: KCRA’s Andrea Flores, Lysée Mitri and Michelle Bandur are in Southern California for coverage of leading candidates in the U.S. Senate race today. See their full reports after polls close at 8 p.m. Our team coverage will also include Brittany Hope in Sacramento County, Carolina Estrada in Stanislaus County, Orko Manna in San Joaquin County and Lee Anne Denyer in Placer County. 1:47 p.m.: Here are some things to know about voting today in California. If you’re in line by 8 p.m., you can still cast your ballot.If you make a mistake, you can request a new ballot.You have the right to vote if you are a registered voter without having to show a photo ID.You have the right to get election materials in another language.You have the right to ask election officials about election procedures.For those voters who have no party preference, you can request a ballot to vote for president from one of these parties: American Independent Party, Democratic Party or Libertarian Party. The Republican, Peace and Freedom and Green parties do not allow those with no party preference to vote for their presidential candidates in the primary. But you could re-register to vote for those parties at a polling place or vote center. Learn more here.10:30 a.m.: Leticia Ordaz has the latest numbers on voter turnout in Sacramento County. As of 10:30 a.m. the turnout is 17.6%, with 153,096 ballots turned in. The majority of those votes ballot returns have been by mail. 8:30 a.m: Users of the Meta-owned social media sites Facebook and Instagram are reporting a mass outage on Super Tuesday.According to the website Downdetector, over 215,000 users reported complaints of Facebook outages as of 10:20 a.m. ET on Tuesday. Instagram is also down, with over 47,000 reports to Downdetector. 8 a.m.: KCRA 3’s Leticia Ordaz is in Sacramento County as voters submit their ballots on Tuesday morning. 7:50 a.m.: New demographic data released on who has voted in the California Primary Election so far.Across the state, 14% of ballots have been returned as of 7:30 a.m. 3,164,924 ballots have been returned. The majority of them have been from those ages 65 and older.70% of the returned ballots have been from white voters. while Black, Asian and Latino voters make up the majority of the remaining 30%. 50% of the ballots returned have been from Democrat voters. 7 a.m.: Polls are open across California. KCRA 3’s Melanie Wingo was at the Stanislaus County Registrar Voter’s Office at the beginning of Super Tuesday.