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2026 California General Election

State Assembly, District 43

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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 43

  • Celeste RodriguezD95,88680.7%Leading
  • Ricardo BenitezR22,88419.3%

Rodriguez leads Benitez by 73,002 votes (61.5 points).

Late count: Rodriguez took 85.1% of the 38,726 votes counted since election night, Benitez 14.9%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Celeste Rodriguez has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%100%Rodriguez 80.7%Benitez 19.3%8:23 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Celeste Rodriguez has not trailed Ricardo Benitez at any report.
+650−65Rodriguez aheadBenitez aheadRodriguez +61.58:23 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Rodriguez ahead by 45,822 votes. Counted since: Rodriguez ahead by 27,180 votes.

Election night · 80,044 votes

Rodriguez 78.6% · Benitez 21.4%

Counted since · 38,726 votes

Rodriguez 85.1% · Benitez 14.9%

Net gain in each count Rodriguez out-gained Benitez in 19 of the 19 counts.

Rodriguez gained more · Benitez gained more

  1. 8:23 pmRodriguez +30,723Lead: Rodriguez +30,723
  2. 9:03 pmRodriguez +4,098Lead: Rodriguez +34,821
  3. 9:29 pmRodriguez +694Lead: Rodriguez +35,515
  4. 10:10 pmRodriguez +499Lead: Rodriguez +36,014
  5. 10:50 pmRodriguez +132Lead: Rodriguez +36,146
  6. 11:29 pmRodriguez +83Lead: Rodriguez +36,229
  7. 11:50 pmRodriguez +44Lead: Rodriguez +36,273
  8. 12:29 amRodriguez +145Lead: Rodriguez +36,418
  9. 1:09 amRodriguez +2,392Lead: Rodriguez +38,810
  10. 1:49 amRodriguez +1,917Lead: Rodriguez +40,727
  11. 2:27 amRodriguez +3,805Lead: Rodriguez +44,532
  12. 3:17 amRodriguez +1,290Lead: Rodriguez +45,822
  13. Nov 4Rodriguez +2,962Lead: Rodriguez +48,784
  14. Nov 5Rodriguez +5,872Lead: Rodriguez +54,656
  15. Nov 6Rodriguez +6,968Lead: Rodriguez +61,624
  16. Nov 7Rodriguez +8,262Lead: Rodriguez +69,886
  17. Nov 8Rodriguez +2,251Lead: Rodriguez +72,137
  18. Nov 9Rodriguez +404Lead: Rodriguez +72,541
  19. Nov 10Rodriguez +461Lead: Rodriguez +73,002

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.