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2026 California General Election

State Assembly, District 23

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Results are unofficial until certified. California counts mail ballots for weeks; totals change until certification on December 11.

State Assembly

State Assembly, District 23

  • Marc BermanD140,87276.7%Leading
  • David G. JohnsonR42,82723.3%

Berman leads Johnson by 98,045 votes (53.4 points).

Late count: Berman took 78.5% of the 87,855 votes counted since election night, Johnson 21.5%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Marc Berman has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%100%Berman 76.7%Johnson 23.3%8:19 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Marc Berman has not trailed David G. Johnson at any report.
+550−55Berman aheadJohnson aheadBerman +53.48:19 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Berman ahead by 47,902 votes. Counted since: Berman ahead by 50,143 votes.

Election night · 95,844 votes

Berman 75.0% · Johnson 25.0%

Counted since · 87,855 votes

Berman 78.5% · Johnson 21.5%

Net gain in each count Berman out-gained Johnson in 19 of the 19 counts.

Berman gained more · Johnson gained more

  1. 8:19 pmBerman +13,954Lead: Berman +13,954
  2. 9:03 pmBerman +10Lead: Berman +13,964
  3. 9:23 pmBerman +28,077Lead: Berman +42,041
  4. 10:05 pmBerman +1,733Lead: Berman +43,774
  5. 10:20 pmBerman +1,979Lead: Berman +45,753
  6. 11:03 pmBerman +49Lead: Berman +45,802
  7. 11:25 pmBerman +1,046Lead: Berman +46,848
  8. 12:05 amBerman +350Lead: Berman +47,198
  9. 1:01 amBerman +137Lead: Berman +47,335
  10. 2:05 amBerman +567Lead: Berman +47,902
  11. Nov 4Berman +1,364Lead: Berman +49,266
  12. Nov 5Berman +7,947Lead: Berman +57,213
  13. Nov 6Berman +6,393Lead: Berman +63,606
  14. Nov 7Berman +4,974Lead: Berman +68,580
  15. Nov 9Berman +13,611Lead: Berman +82,191
  16. Nov 10Berman +3,891Lead: Berman +86,082
  17. Nov 11Berman +6,112Lead: Berman +92,194
  18. Nov 12Berman +5,606Lead: Berman +97,800
  19. Nov 12Berman +245Lead: Berman +98,045

By county

County returns arrive after the first report.

Turnout so far

55.4% of registered voters

12,894,150 ballots counted in California, 55.4% of 23,273,590 registered voters.

  • 2022 final: 50.8% (11,146,620 ballots)
  • 2018 final: 64.5% (12,712,542 ballots)

Already higher than 2022’s final turnout. More ballots than in 2022 or 2018.

Counties keep counting mail and provisional ballots for weeks after election day, so this share keeps rising.

Ballots left to count

907,305 ballots left to count in California

12,709,005 counted, 907,305 left.

  • Mail ballots received by election day664,711
  • Mail ballots that arrived later or came from another county70,387
  • Provisional ballots23,943
  • Same-day registration ballots96,347
  • Ballots to remake or review51,500
  • Ballots cast at voting locations417

108,401 more ballots wait for voters to fix a signature. They are not in the count above.

CountyLeftTo fix a signatureNext update
Riverside193,50013,657Thu, Nov 12, 6:00 pm
San Diego120,0008,500Thu, Nov 12, 6:00 pm
Sacramento93,0083,500Fri, Nov 13, 4:15 pm
Sonoma43,728907Fri, Nov 13, 3:00 pm
Placer40,2971,775Fri, Nov 13, 4:00 pm
Los Angeles37,80014,500Fri, Nov 13, 5:00 pm
Fresno37,3005,200Fri, Nov 13, 5:00 pm
Ventura36,4033,610Mon, Nov 16, 5:00 pm
Stanislaus35,472949Thu, Nov 12, 7:00 pm
Tulare32,0052,240Thu, Nov 12, 7:30 pm
Kern30,0542,016Tue, Nov 17, 5:00 pm
San Luis Obispo24,739634Fri, Nov 13, 5:00 pm

41 more counties have 182,999 ballots left.

California Secretary of State, estimated unprocessed ballots, as of Nov 12, 5:35 pm. The state’s report can trail a county’s own count by up to a day.