Gay Santa Clara City Councilmember Anthony Becker has fallen further behind in his bid to be elected mayor of the South Bay city.

LGBTQ city council candidates from Richmond to San Leandro in the East Bay await final vote tallies in their races.

In the East Bay race for the open 20th Assembly District seat, gay Dublin City Councilmember Shawn Kumagai has lost his bid to become the first LGBTQ state legislator of Japanese descent.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, a popular Democrat in a deeply blue state, coasted to victory as predicted, becoming the first lesbian to be elected governor of any state.

California is assured of having two gay members of Congress with the election Tuesday of gay Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia to a U.S. House seat.

Bay Area lesbian county supervisor candidates come up short, as Rebecca Kaplan is losing in Alameda and Laura Parmer-Lohan concedes in San Mateo.

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, who was appointed to the post after the recall of former DA Chesa Boudin, was leading in the race to complete his term, while Public Defender Mano Raju easily won his reelection campaign.

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, a gay man who is the sole LGBTQ statewide elected official in the Golden State, both glided into second terms in Tuesday's election.

California voters have enshrined the right to abortion in the state's constitution, according to preliminary returns November 8.

Two years ago election night was a muted affair for most candidates due to the raging COVID pandemic. Not this year.

Here are the Bay Area Reporter's endorsements for the November 8 general election.

Housing has been a political hot button issue in San Francisco for decades, and this year is no exception.

Just as San Francisco's LGBTQ population is aging into retirement years, so is Oakland's LGBTQ community seeing a growing number of its members become senior citizens.

For LGBTQ newswatchers, there are several specific contests in the November 8 elections that will both contribute to that overall political landscape and make important LGBTQ history.