Welcome to the busiest day of voting before the Nov. 3 general election.
Six states with 74 congressional districts are holding primaries today — California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota.
In California, this is the first election under the state’s revamped congressional map enacted by Democrats last year in response to mid-decade gerrymandering in Texas and other Republican states. California Democrats could win up to 48 districts, a net gain of five that would lift their chances of winning a House majority.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom
Photographer: Jill Connelly/Getty Images
There are two idiosyncrasies about California elections you should know about:
First, there ...