California: 2026 election results

Unofficial. Compiled by Fezz from public reports, with artificial intelligence (AI) research help. Not affiliated with any news organization or government. Check your state or county election office for official results.

Unofficial results from the November 3, 2026 election, rechecked on November 5, 2026. Updated counts run through about 1 p.m. Eastern time November 5, and many still date from November 4.

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US House

California has 52 seats in the U.S. House. 5 are listed here.

52 seats: 5 flipped to Democrats, 47 held or not yet checked. Label on the map: “D+5”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.

• California's 1st district: Flipped to Democrats. McGuire (Democrat) over Gallagher. Source: calmatters.org
• California's 6th district: Flipped to Democrats. Pan over Representative Kiley, who was elected as a Republican and later became an independent. CBS News lists it as a flip. Source: cbsnews.com
• California's 22nd district: Flipped to Democrats. Villegas (Democrat) over Representative Valadao, called by the Associated Press. Source: calmatters.org
• California's 41st district: Flipped to Democrats. Sánchez (Democrat) over Clemmons in the redrawn seat. Source: ballotpedia.org
• California's 48th district: Flipped to Democrats. von Wilpert (Democrat) over Desmond, open seat. Source: ballotpedia.org

US Senate

No result recorded for California on this level.

Governor

Held by the same party. Label on the map: “D”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.

Statewide offices

Not called yet. Label on the map: “1 pending”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.

• Lieutenant Governor: Ma (Democratic) 64.5%, Romero (Republican) 35.5% in the Secretary of State count of November 5 2026 (all precincts partly reported; unofficial until December 11). Democrat Eleni Kounalakis won this office in 2022; Ma held the treasurer office. Source: the state election office.
• Attorney General: Bonta (Democratic, the current attorney general) 64.4%, Gates (Republican) 35.6% in the Secretary of State count of November 5 2026 (all precincts partly reported; unofficial until December 11). Source: the state election office.
• Secretary of State: Weber (Democratic, the current secretary of state) 65.4%, Wagner (Republican) 34.6% in the Secretary of State count of November 5 2026 (all precincts partly reported; unofficial until December 11). Source: the state election office.
• Treasurer: Kounalakis (Democratic) 64.6%, Hawks (Republican) 35.4% in the Secretary of State count of November 5 2026 (all precincts partly reported; unofficial until December 11). Democrat Fiona Ma won this office in 2022. Source: the state election office.
• Controller: Cohen (Democratic, the current controller) 64.4%, Morgan (Republican) 35.6% in the Secretary of State count of November 5 2026 (all precincts partly reported; unofficial until December 11). Source: the state election office.
• Superintendent of Public Instruction: Leads, not final and not called. Nonpartisan office: Barrera 57.9%, Shaw 42.1% in the Secretary of State count of November 5 2026 (all precincts partly reported; unofficial until December 11). Tony Thurmond won this office in 2022. Source: the state election office.
• Insurance Commissioner: Both finalists are Democrats: Kim leads Allen 52.6% to 47.4% on the state results page (still partial, not called), so the office stays with the Democrats whoever wins. Democrat Ricardo Lara won this office in 2022 (California Secretary of State Statement of Vote: 6,355,915 votes to 4,249,391). Source: the state election office.

Sources: electionresults.sos.ca.gov, calmatters.org, nbclosangeles.com, electionresults.sos.ca.gov, electionresults.sos.ca.gov, electionresults.sos.ca.gov, electionresults.sos.ca.gov, electionresults.sos.ca.gov, electionresults.sos.ca.gov

State senate

Held by the same party.

State house

Held by the same party.

County

Checked, no flip found. Label on the map: “holds”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.

• Los Angeles: Sheriff Luna led Villanueva widely in early returns; nonpartisan.
• Orange: uncalled at 5:27 p.m. Pacific time Nov. 4. Foley (Democrat) has a slender lead in District 5; Traut (Democrat) and Shaw (Republican) have traded the lead in District 4. Democrats hold 3–2, and Republicans need one of the two to take the board.

Sources: laist.com, nbclosangeles.com, laist.com

2 counties: 1 pending, 1 checked, no flip found.

• Los Angeles: Checked, no flip found. Sheriff Luna led early
• Orange: Pending. Uncalled at 5:27 p.m. Pacific time Nov. 4. Foley (Democrat) has a slender lead in District 5. Traut (Democrat) and Shaw (Republican) have traded the lead in District 4. Democrats hold 3–2; Republicans need one of the two to take the board

City & town

Incumbent out, same party. Label on the map: “voted out”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.

• Los Angeles: Raman beat Mayor Bass, about 52–48 as of the last count read. Decision Desk HQ called it, and national reports say Bass was defeated. Both are Democrats.
• Oakland: Lee won a full term.
• Chula Vista: Tamayo conceded to Mayor McCann (Republican).
• Anaheim: Aitken. Irvine: Agran. Both listed as winners by the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
• Santa Ana: Amezcua led with 50.3%; no winner listed.
• Long Beach: Richardson re-elected in June.
• San Bernardino: Mayor Tran re-elected in June with 54.6%.
• 58 more mayors from the U.S. Conference of Mayors list. Winners are as listed; incumbents and parties were not checked.

Sources: laist.com, newsnationnow.com, stateside.com, usmayors.org, ballotpedia.org, sfchronicle.com, kpbs.org, nbclosangeles.com

66 places: 1 incumbent out, same party, 18 runoff or not final, 47 checked, no flip found.

• Los Angeles: Incumbent out, same party. Raman beat Mayor Bass, about 52–48. Both Democrats
• Long Beach: Checked, no flip found. Richardson re-elected
• Anaheim: Checked, no flip found. Aitken listed as winner
• Santa Ana: Checked, no flip found. Amezcua led, 50.3%; no winner listed
• Irvine: Checked, no flip found. Agran listed as winner
• Oakland: Checked, no flip found. Lee won
• Chula Vista: Checked, no flip found. McCann held
• San Bernardino: Checked, no flip found. Mayor Tran re-elected in June, 54.6%
• Alameda: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet
• Apple Valley: Checked, no flip found. Scott Nassif listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Atwater: Checked, no flip found. Mike Nelson listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Baldwin Park: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet
• Carlsbad: Checked, no flip found. Keith Blackburn listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Colton: Checked, no flip found. John R. Echevarria listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Compton: Checked, no flip found. Emma Sharif listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Costa Mesa: Checked, no flip found. Mike Buley listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Dublin: Checked, no flip found. Sherry Hu listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Elk Grove: Checked, no flip found. Bobbie Singh-Allen listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Encinitas: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet
• Escondido: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet
• Fairfield: Checked, no flip found. Pam Bertani listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Fontana: Checked, no flip found. Acquanetta Warren listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Garden Grove: Checked, no flip found. Stephanie Klopfenstein listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Hayward: Checked, no flip found. Mark Salinas listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Hollister: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet
• Inglewood: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet
• La Mesa: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet
• La Quinta: Checked, no flip found. Linda Evans listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Lathrop: Checked, no flip found. Paul Akinjo listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Lawndale: Checked, no flip found. Robert Pullen-Miles listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Lompoc: Checked, no flip found. Jeremy Ball listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Los Banos: Checked, no flip found. Michael Amabile listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Manteca: Checked, no flip found. Jacob Naven listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Milpitas: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet
• Montclair: Checked, no flip found. John Dutrey listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Moorpark: Checked, no flip found. Chris Enegren listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Moreno Valley: Checked, no flip found. Ulises Cabrera listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Morgan Hill: Checked, no flip found. Mark Turner listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• National City: Checked, no flip found. Jose Rodriguez listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Newark: Checked, no flip found. Michael K. Hannon listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Ontario: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet
• Paso Robles: Checked, no flip found. Faith Frankel listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Petaluma: Checked, no flip found. Kevin McDonnell listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Pleasanton: Checked, no flip found. Jack Balch listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Poway: Checked, no flip found. Steve Vaus listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Rancho Cucamonga: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet
• Richmond: Checked, no flip found. Claudia Jimenez listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Salinas: Checked, no flip found. Dennis Donohue listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• San Bruno: Checked, no flip found. Rico E. Medina listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• San Leandro: Checked, no flip found. Juan González listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• San Luis Obispo: Checked, no flip found. Erica A. Stewart listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• San Marcos: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet
• San Ramon: Checked, no flip found. Mark Armstrong listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Santa Barbara: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet
• Santa Clara: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet
• Santa Cruz: Checked, no flip found. Ryan Coonerty listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Seaside: Checked, no flip found. Ian N. Oglesby listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Simi Valley: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet
• Stanton: Checked, no flip found. David J. Shawver listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Suisun City: Checked, no flip found. Alma Hernandez listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Tracy: Checked, no flip found. Dan Arriola listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Turlock: Checked, no flip found. Amy Bublak listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
• Tustin: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet
• Vacaville: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet
• Vista: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet
• Westminster: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet

Courts

Checked, no flip found. Label on the map: “retained”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.

• Justices Groban and Evans retained, each with over 70% yes in partial returns, per a California appellate law firm's report on Nov. 4.

Sources: horvitzlevy.com

Data centers

2 measures: 2 limits won.

• Alhambra (City): Limits won. Charter change that bans data centers everywhere in the city (on the ballot as Measure DB). Passed, 82% to 18%
• Monterey Park (City): Limits won. Citywide ban on data centers; only another public vote can undo it, and small ones under one acre serving another business are allowed (on the ballot as Measure NDC). Passed June 2, 88% to 12%

Sources: abc7.com

Ballot measures

4 statewide ballot measures are listed. These are yes-or-no questions, not party results.

• Proposition 39 (Voter ID): Government ID to vote, and rules for keeping voter rolls up to date. Status: failed, 41% yes, as of 2026-11-05T23:03Z. Called by the Associated Press, as reported by CalMatters. State count: 3,348,363 yes, 4,818,601 no. Sources: api.sos.ca.gov, calmatters.org, nbcnews.com, multistate.us
• Proposition 40 (Taxes): One-time 5% tax on billionaires' wealth, mostly for health care. Status: not called, 44.94% yes, as of 2026-11-05T23:03Z. State count: 3,674,144 yes, 4,501,798 no. NBC News shows too early to call. Sources: api.sos.ca.gov, calmatters.org, nbcnews.com, multistate.us
• Proposition 42 (Taxes): No new state taxes on personal property; limits taxes that reach back in time. Status: not called, 53.79% yes, as of 2026-11-05T23:03Z. State count: 4,363,516 yes, 3,748,489 no. Research notes say it conflicts with Proposition 40; that was not re-checked today. Sources: api.sos.ca.gov, calmatters.org, nbcnews.com, multistate.us
• Proposition 41 (Taxes): New special taxes need audits and may not sit outside the state spending limit. Status: not called, 47.07% yes, as of 2026-11-05T23:03Z. State count: 3,781,229 yes, 4,251,944 no. NBC News shows too early to call. Sources: api.sos.ca.gov, calmatters.org, nbcnews.com, multistate.us

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