California Government Information: Elections

Offers voter registration forms, information on absentee voting, California voting system and statewide election results from 1996 to present. Has information on current ballot initiatives plus the complete ballot pamphlets back to 1996.

From the CA Secretary of State (SOS), provides information on money in politics. This page provides information on lobbyists in CA.

Developed in partnership with the SOS, allows access to electronically-reported, state-level campaign contribution raw data from 2001. Find contributions and independent expenditures

Also includes California Senate districts.

CEDA users "can access a statewide database of local election results" for California counties, incorporated cities, and school and community college districts. Includes reports for 1995-[present].

Provides voter guide for California election, information on voting registration, a directory and map of California voting system and news.

Election Summary includes reports of big donations for each election. Site also provides information on lists of Commissioners, overviews of California campaign disclosure rules, state lobbying rules etc.

A statewide survey regularly since 1956 of opinions and attitudes on social and political issues, including election campaigns. Conducted 4 or more times per year. Data Files suitable for analysis; no tables. See "help" below for more information.

Provides data on campaign contributions in state elections. The information includes contributions by sector, by political party, labor and business. From the National Institute on Money in State Politics.

The largest online archive of California election results. Records currently include state legislative races since 1898, and federal and the statewide offices since 1849.

Maintained by the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley, the redistricting database for the state of California. SWDB collects redistricting literature, copies ofcases that are related to redistricting and census enumeration, redistricting news and much more. The raw data via the Internet is free of charge

Print volumes: CA Docs, S400 V6 (latest in reference, earlier editions in CA Docs)

A partnership between the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund’s Smart Voter and MapLight.. Provides past California election results from 1998 to [present], a directory of contests, information on voting registration, and contact information on California State Legislative Offices.

Tracks, aggregates, and analyzes polling data from major political polls. Coverage includes gubernatorial elections.

State election laws, redistricting, term limits, historic information and more

NCSL’s Statewide Ballot Measures Database includes all statewide ballot measures in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, starting over a century ago. New measures are added as they are certified and identified by NCSL staff.

Precinct-level election data for all federal and state races at and above State House for 1984-1990.

Elections data from Roper iPoll. Includes primary exit polls, national election exit day polls, and state election day exit polls.

Voting records for representatives and senators, information about presidential candidates, directories of state legislator, campaign finance information, and reference documents such as such as the Constitution, the U.S. Government Manual, and How Our Laws are Made