Live updates: Parents introduce toddler to civics at Sacramento ballot drop-off
It’s Election Day in California, where voters head to the polls for the state’s primary contest. We’ll be updating live here with news on the state’s closely-watched gubernatorial contest, as well as other statewide and congressional races, and several key local elections in the Capital Region.
Update: 9:40 A.M. Tuesday
Ballots trickle in at Sacramento State
The Sacramento State vote center, at Modoc Hall along Folsom Avenue, was quiet at 9 am Tuesday. Summer had already started for the Hornets, so the hustle of students heading to class and finding study spots on campus was gone.
Employees and other community members stopped by to cast their votes at the mostly-empty ballot box on their way to work and other obligations, including Ryan Murphy, an area teacher and Tahoe Park resident who dropped off his and his wife’s ballots with their young daughter in tow.
“She’s only 1-and-a-half (years old), so I don’t think she really knows what’s going on,” Murphy said. “I want to model that it’s very important to vote about things that matter and, yeah when she’s old enough, I would love for her to either go to the polls with me or on her own.”
As schoolteachers and parents of young children, Murphy said he and his wife appreciated the option of early ballots, as they were able to research the dozens of candidates running in the primary and then simply drop off their filled-out ballots at the polling station.
— Camila Pedrosa
Update: 9 A.M. Tuesday
Everything to know about the California 2026 primary
For those still planning to vote at the polls today, check out The Sacramento Bee’s guide to this year’s primary ballot, including endorsements from our editorial board in statewide and local races
This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 9:01 AM.
