Election 2022: Which California Races Are You Watching?

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🗓️ 17 October 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The outcomes of a number of competitive races up and down the state could determine which party controls the House of Representatives come January. We’ll talk about the congressional races in California to keep an eye on, and we’ll break down the statewide races on your ballot, from governor to controller to attorney general. Guests: Scott Shafer, senior editor for KQED’s California Politics and Government desk and co-host of Political Breakdown Guy Marzorati, reporter and producer, KQED's California Politics and Government Desk Seema Mehta, politics reporter, Los Angeles Times Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.0	Coming up on forum, who's in the running for California governor, attorney general, controller, and U.S. senator?
1:09.1	We look at the major statewide races on your ballot and break down the candidates' positions on abortion, gun violence, and U.S. Senator, we look at the major statewide races on your ballot
1:11.5	and break down the candidates' positions on abortion, gun violence, and housing.
1:15.8	And California voters this election could determine the balance of power in the House of Representatives.
1:20.8	We'll look at some of the highly competitive congressional races up and down the state.
1:25.1	Join us with your questions about the people on the ballot and tell us how
1:28.3	you might vote. That's next after this news.
1:48.1	This is Forum. I'm Marisa Lagos and for Mina Kim.
1:59.2	Time was California voters didn't have a lot of say in who controlled Congress, but that was before independent redistricting, which has made a number of seats more competitive here in California.
2:02.3	This year, all eyes may be on the Golden state as votes are counted on election night and beyond. And that stands in contrast to the seemingly
2:07.0	inevitable statewide races for governor and Senate. But there could be some statewide surprises.
2:12.2	And we're going to get into all those contests and more this hour, part of this week's
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