In early returns in the Fresno mayoral race, former police chief Jerry Dyer commanded 54.48% of the vote Tuesday night. Fresno County prosecutor Andrew Janz trailed 36.15%. The five other candidates combined for about 9% of the vote. The early count totaled 57,417 votes as of 10:45 p.m. To win the...
AP VoteCast: Late Deciders Aid Biden, Young Loyal to Sanders
WASHINGTON — Many Democratic voters in Super Tuesday's presidential primaries made up their minds just before casting a ballot — and Joe Biden appears to be benefiting from their indecision. Late deciders across several states voting Tuesday broke for Biden, helping the former vice president capitalize on new momentum in...
For Californians, Health Care, Climate are Top Issues
Voters in California’s Democratic primary ranked health care and climate change as the most important issues facing the country, well above the economy, race relations, foreign policy and many other social issues. About a third named health care, an issue that has intensely divided the field of Democratic candidates. Nearly...
AP Source: Bloomberg to Reassess After Disappointing Results
LOS ANGELES — Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg plans to reassess on Wednesday whether he should stay in the race after disappointing results in Tuesday's primaries. A person close to the Bloomberg campaign confirmed the deliberations. The person wasn't authorized to discuss the matter by name and requested anonymity. Bloomberg...
Super Tuesday Tally: Biden Wins 4 States, Sanders Takes 2
Joe Biden scored a series of Super Tuesday victories in key Southern states, building on momentum that has swiftly revived his Democratic presidential campaign in recent days. Bernie Sanders countered with wins in his home state of Vermont and in Colorado, as the race began to shift west, where some...
Biden Grabs Trio of Super Tuesday Wins in Southern States
Joe Biden opened Super Tuesday with a trio of victories in key Southern states, building on momentum that has swiftly revived his Democratic presidential campaign in recent days. Sen. Bernie Sanders grabbed a win in home-state Vermont, while Biden took Alabama and the battleground states of North Carolina and Virginia....
Resurgent Biden Starts Super Tuesday with Big Virginia Win
Joe Biden notched his first major Super Tuesday victory, winning battleground Virginia to start the most pivotal night of the Democratic presidential primary and add to a remarkable political comeback that looked unthinkable just last week. Sen. Bernie Sanders also grabbed a home-state win in Vermont, and polls began closing...
Biden, Bernie's Super Tuesday Brawl to Shape Democratic Race
LOS ANGELES — Millions of voters from Maine to California headed to the polls on Super Tuesday, the delegate-rich prize in the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination that's shaping up as a contest between two starkly different visions for the party's future as it hurtles toward a November rematch...
Proposition 13 Would Spend $15 Billion on California Schools
LOS ANGELES — The only statewide measure on Tuesday's California primary ballot is a $15 billion bond to repair and modernize aging schools, many of which are more than a half-century old and have issues ranging from leaky roofs and old wiring to toxic mold. Some $9 billion from Proposition...
Biden Nabs Klobuchar, Buttigieg Backing on Super Tuesday Eve
SELMA, Ala. — Rivals no more, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg united behind Joe Biden's presidential bid on Monday as the Democratic Party's moderate wing scrambled to boost the former vice president just hours before voting began across a series of high-stakes Super Tuesday states. Klobuchar formally suspended her campaign...