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2026 California General Election

State Assembly, District 35

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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 35

  • Andrae GonzalesD65,14669.4%Leading
  • Saul AyonR28,71230.6%

Gonzales leads Ayon by 36,434 votes (38.8 points).

Late count: Gonzales took 70.7% of the 43,389 votes counted since election night, Ayon 29.3%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Andrae Gonzales has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Gonzales 69.4%Ayon 30.6%8:40 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Andrae Gonzales has not trailed Saul Ayon at any report.
+400−40Gonzales aheadAyon aheadGonzales +38.88:40 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Gonzales ahead by 18,499 votes. Counted since: Gonzales ahead by 17,935 votes.

Election night · 50,469 votes

Gonzales 68.3% · Ayon 31.7%

Counted since · 43,389 votes

Gonzales 70.7% · Ayon 29.3%

Net gain in each count Gonzales out-gained Ayon in 8 of the 8 counts.

Gonzales gained more · Ayon gained more

  1. 8:40 pmGonzales +13,435Lead: Gonzales +13,435
  2. 10:33 pmGonzales +200Lead: Gonzales +13,635
  3. 12:35 amGonzales +1,429Lead: Gonzales +15,064
  4. 3:17 amGonzales +3,435Lead: Gonzales +18,499
  5. Nov 5Gonzales +2,363Lead: Gonzales +20,862
  6. Nov 9Gonzales +11,443Lead: Gonzales +32,305
  7. Nov 10Gonzales +2,886Lead: Gonzales +35,191
  8. Nov 12Gonzales +1,243Lead: Gonzales +36,434

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.