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2026 California General Election

State Assembly, District 26

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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 26

  • Patrick AhrensD96,51176.8%Leading
  • Tim GorsulowskyR29,14823.2%

Ahrens leads Gorsulowsky by 67,363 votes (53.6 points).

Late count: Ahrens took 79.0% of the 65,868 votes counted since election night, Gorsulowsky 21.0%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Patrick Ahrens has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%100%Ahrens 76.8%Gorsulowsky 23.2%9:23 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Patrick Ahrens has not trailed Tim Gorsulowsky at any report.
+550−55Ahrens aheadGorsulowsky aheadAhrens +53.69:23 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Ahrens ahead by 29,135 votes. Counted since: Ahrens ahead by 38,228 votes.

Election night · 59,791 votes

Ahrens 74.4% · Gorsulowsky 25.6%

Counted since · 65,868 votes

Ahrens 79.0% · Gorsulowsky 21.0%

Net gain in each count Ahrens out-gained Gorsulowsky in 11 of the 11 counts.

Ahrens gained more · Gorsulowsky gained more

  1. 9:23 pmAhrens +25,385Lead: Ahrens +25,385
  2. 10:20 pmAhrens +2,806Lead: Ahrens +28,191
  3. 11:25 pmAhrens +944Lead: Ahrens +29,135
  4. Nov 4Ahrens +1,951Lead: Ahrens +31,086
  5. Nov 5Ahrens +4,664Lead: Ahrens +35,750
  6. Nov 6Ahrens +5,554Lead: Ahrens +41,304
  7. Nov 7Ahrens +4,775Lead: Ahrens +46,079
  8. Nov 9Ahrens +11,007Lead: Ahrens +57,086
  9. Nov 10Ahrens +4,112Lead: Ahrens +61,198
  10. Nov 11Ahrens +5,916Lead: Ahrens +67,114
  11. Nov 12Ahrens +249Lead: Ahrens +67,363

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.