SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tuesday’s general election will be a super-charged affair compared to California’s sleepy primary in June, when less than a third of registered voters bothered to cast a ballot. This time, Democrats are angling for even greater control of the state Legislature, both major parties are spending record amounts in newly competitive congressional districts, and the philosophical divide over the role of government and taxes is the backstory to several hotly contested ballot propositions. Even with California on the sidelines of the presidential race, interest is running high, with a record 18.2 million Californians registered to vote. The …












