Selma’s mayor, 57-year-old Scott William Robertson, has been charged after being accused of speaking to voters on voting day about his campaign, the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office said. The DA’s office announced they filed a criminal charge against Robertson for “Prohibited Dissemination of Electioneering Information” at a polling place.

More than a year before the primary election, the governor's race is already growing crowded, particularly on the Democratic side.

Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco lead the field of Republicans who hope to snap a long GOP losing streak in next year’s California governor’s race.

After her failed 2024 presidential run, former Vice President Kamala Harris has not ruled out running for governor of California in 2026.

Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, announced Monday he was entering the California gubernatorial race, looking to become Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) successor. In a video announcement posted to the

"With voters looking for someone to blame, [Newsom] and the president are natural targets," an Emerson College pollster told Newsweek.

The liberal-run city has had four different mayors in a four-month period after Mayor Sheng Thao was recalled this November and subsequently indicted on eight counts of bribery.