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What changed near you: California

The Nov 3, 2026 results, the data center projects in California and where your officials stand. Results are unofficial until California certifies them.

New officials after Nov 3

Races for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House only. Other statewide offices, such as lieutenant governor, are not included. Each race links to its AP call.

Xavier Becerra D won the race for governor and takes office in January 2027. Called by AP, source.
Angela Gonzales-Torres D won the U.S. House race in CA-34 and joins the House in January 2027. Called by AP, source.
Richard Pan D won the U.S. House race in CA-6 and joins the House in January 2027. Called by AP, source.
Ami Bera D won the U.S. House race in CA-3 and joins the House in January 2027. Called by AP, source.
Hilda Solis D won the U.S. House race in CA-38 and joins the House in January 2027. Called by AP, source.
Randy Villegas D won the U.S. House race in CA-22 and joins the House in January 2027. Called by AP, source.
Jacqui Irwin D won the U.S. House race in CA-26 and joins the House in January 2027. Called by AP, source.
Mike McGuire D won the U.S. House race in CA-1 and joins the House in January 2027. Called by AP, source.
Linda Sánchez D won the U.S. House race in CA-41 and joins the House in January 2027. Called by AP, source.
Marni von Wilpert D won the U.S. House race in CA-48 and joins the House in January 2027. Called by AP, source.

Data center projects in California

202 tracked projects, cancelled projects excluded. See every site and county · See them on the map

Site	Construction jobs	Permanent
Golden Valley Technology Hub	1,500	249
AVAIO Digital Perseus	more than 150	30
Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing AI Data Center		more than 100
Amazon AWS Gilroy Data Center		about 90

Where the incoming officials stand

Democrat (D)
Republican (R)
Independent (I)
Party not listed

Xavier Becerra D Governor-elect · 202 sites

"I will pursue an economic-forward standard: data centers that operate in California add value to our current energy infrastructure, are powered with clean energy, cover the costs of their own energy needs, and meet environmental performance disclosure requirem..." source

Angela Gonzales-Torres D U.S. Representative-elect, CA-34 · 15 sites

"Make data centers pay their own way. Require full-cost payment for the grid capacity they demand, non-refundable grid connection payments, and performance bonds, so ratepayers aren't left covering stranded infrastructure" source

Richard Pan D U.S. Representative-elect, CA-6 · 5 sites

"We need to ensure that there's transparency, that we don't have NDAs between data center construction and local government so that the public doesn't know what's going on" source

Ami Bera D U.S. Representative-elect, CA-3 · 2 sites