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2026 California General Election

State Assembly, District 36

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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 36

  • Ida S. Obeso-MartinezD66,95459.8%Leading
  • Jeff GonzalezR44,98140.2%

Obeso-Martinez leads Gonzalez by 21,973 votes (19.6 points).

Late count: Obeso-Martinez took 61.0% of the 54,102 votes counted since election night, Gonzalez 39.0%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Ida S. Obeso-Martinez took the lead at 8:15 pm.
0%20%40%60%80%Obeso-Martinez 59.8%Gonzalez 40.2%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Obeso-Martinez and Gonzalez have traded places once.
+200−20Obeso-Martinez aheadGonzalez aheadObeso-Martinez +19.68:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Obeso-Martinez ahead by 10,115 votes. Counted since: Obeso-Martinez ahead by 11,858 votes.

Election night · 57,833 votes

Obeso-Martinez 58.7% · Gonzalez 41.3%

Counted since · 54,102 votes

Obeso-Martinez 61.0% · Gonzalez 39.0%

Net gain in each count Obeso-Martinez out-gained Gonzalez in 16 of the 20 counts.

Obeso-Martinez gained more · Gonzalez gained more

  1. 8:05 pmGonzalez +96Lead: Gonzalez +96
  2. 8:15 pmObeso-Martinez +5,450Lead: Obeso-Martinez +5,354
  3. 8:40 pmObeso-Martinez +3,766Lead: Obeso-Martinez +9,120
  4. 9:55 pmObeso-Martinez +72Lead: Obeso-Martinez +9,192
  5. 10:13 pmObeso-Martinez +90Lead: Obeso-Martinez +9,282
  6. 10:33 pmObeso-Martinez +14Lead: Obeso-Martinez +9,296
  7. 11:13 pmObeso-Martinez +15Lead: Obeso-Martinez +9,311
  8. 11:50 pmGonzalez +2Lead: Obeso-Martinez +9,309
  9. 12:13 amGonzalez +9Lead: Obeso-Martinez +9,300
  10. 1:49 amObeso-Martinez +755Lead: Obeso-Martinez +10,055
  11. 2:15 amGonzalez +54Lead: Obeso-Martinez +10,001
  12. 4:21 amObeso-Martinez +114Lead: Obeso-Martinez +10,115
  13. Nov 4Obeso-Martinez +1,606Lead: Obeso-Martinez +11,721
  14. Nov 5Obeso-Martinez +1,048Lead: Obeso-Martinez +12,769
  15. Nov 6Obeso-Martinez +1,943Lead: Obeso-Martinez +14,712
  16. Nov 7Obeso-Martinez +414Lead: Obeso-Martinez +15,126
  17. Nov 9Obeso-Martinez +1,361Lead: Obeso-Martinez +16,487
  18. Nov 10Obeso-Martinez +828Lead: Obeso-Martinez +17,315
  19. Nov 11Obeso-Martinez +3,710Lead: Obeso-Martinez +21,025
  20. Nov 12Obeso-Martinez +948Lead: Obeso-Martinez +21,973

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.