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2026 California General Election

State Assembly, District 29

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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 29

  • Robert RivasD89,19572.2%Leading
  • Dennis P. SanchezR34,40727.8%

Rivas leads Sanchez by 54,788 votes (44.3 points).

Late count: Rivas took 73.6% of the 56,038 votes counted since election night, Sanchez 26.4%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Robert Rivas has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Rivas 72.2%Sanchez 27.8%8:30 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Robert Rivas has not trailed Dennis P. Sanchez at any report.
+450−45Rivas aheadSanchez aheadRivas +44.38:30 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Rivas ahead by 28,360 votes. Counted since: Rivas ahead by 26,428 votes.

Election night · 67,564 votes

Rivas 71.0% · Sanchez 29.0%

Counted since · 56,038 votes

Rivas 73.6% · Sanchez 26.4%

Net gain in each count Rivas out-gained Sanchez in 22 of the 22 counts.

Rivas gained more · Sanchez gained more

  1. 8:30 pmRivas +20,470Lead: Rivas +20,470
  2. 9:23 pmRivas +3,619Lead: Rivas +24,089
  3. 10:20 pmRivas +252Lead: Rivas +24,341
  4. 10:33 pmRivas +18Lead: Rivas +24,359
  5. 10:53 pmRivas +11Lead: Rivas +24,370
  6. 11:09 pmRivas +1,129Lead: Rivas +25,499
  7. 12:05 amRivas +622Lead: Rivas +26,121
  8. 12:21 amRivas +202Lead: Rivas +26,323
  9. 12:29 amRivas +74Lead: Rivas +26,397
  10. 1:09 amRivas +449Lead: Rivas +26,846
  11. 2:15 amRivas +899Lead: Rivas +27,745
  12. 2:23 amRivas +615Lead: Rivas +28,360
  13. Nov 4Rivas +81Lead: Rivas +28,441
  14. Nov 5Rivas +4,727Lead: Rivas +33,168
  15. Nov 6Rivas +5,376Lead: Rivas +38,544
  16. Nov 7Rivas +896Lead: Rivas +39,440
  17. Nov 8Rivas +1,874Lead: Rivas +41,314
  18. Nov 9Rivas +6,049Lead: Rivas +47,363
  19. Nov 10Rivas +4,732Lead: Rivas +52,095
  20. Nov 11Rivas +1,267Lead: Rivas +53,362
  21. Nov 12Rivas +1,396Lead: Rivas +54,758
  22. Nov 12Rivas +30Lead: Rivas +54,788

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.