- California voters approved a Democratic-led redrawing of the congressional map to try to pick up as many as five House seats in response to GOP map changes in Texas — the primary Tuesday is the first test of whether that strategy works.
- In a San Diego suburban district redrawn to favor Democrats, nine Democrats vs. two Republicans risk splitting the Democratic vote under California’s top-two primary system, which could accidentally leave Democrats off the November ballot.
- The primary includes other conversation-worthy matchups: GOP Rep. David Valadao’s competitive Central Valley seat, who will replace Nancy Pelosi (likely Scott Wiener), and several high-profile challenges to long-serving incumbents across the state.
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