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2026 California General Election

State Assembly, District 53

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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 53

  • Michelle RodriguezD86,09968.7%Leading
  • Rafaela RomeroR39,14531.3%

Rodriguez leads Romero by 46,954 votes (37.5 points).

Late count: Rodriguez took 71.7% of the 51,552 votes counted since election night, Romero 28.3%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Michelle Rodriguez has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Rodriguez 68.7%Romero 31.3%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Michelle Rodriguez has not trailed Rafaela Romero at any report.
+400−40Rodriguez aheadRomero aheadRodriguez +37.58:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Rodriguez ahead by 24,554 votes. Counted since: Rodriguez ahead by 22,400 votes.

Election night · 73,692 votes

Rodriguez 66.7% · Romero 33.3%

Counted since · 51,552 votes

Rodriguez 71.7% · Romero 28.3%

Net gain in each count Rodriguez out-gained Romero in 20 of the 21 counts.

Rodriguez gained more · Romero gained more

  1. 8:05 pmRodriguez +10,294Lead: Rodriguez +10,294
  2. 8:40 pmRodriguez +9,062Lead: Rodriguez +19,356
  3. 9:09 pmRodriguez +51Lead: Rodriguez +19,407
  4. 9:55 pmRodriguez +237Lead: Rodriguez +19,644
  5. 10:27 pmRomero +2Lead: Rodriguez +19,642
  6. 11:09 pmRodriguez +21Lead: Rodriguez +19,663
  7. 11:50 pmRodriguez +180Lead: Rodriguez +19,843
  8. 12:29 amRodriguez +697Lead: Rodriguez +20,540
  9. 1:09 amRodriguez +848Lead: Rodriguez +21,388
  10. 2:09 amRodriguez +2,305Lead: Rodriguez +23,693
  11. 2:41 amRodriguez +854Lead: Rodriguez +24,547
  12. 3:17 amRodriguez +7Lead: Rodriguez +24,554
  13. Nov 4Rodriguez +452Lead: Rodriguez +25,006
  14. Nov 5Rodriguez +3,705Lead: Rodriguez +28,711
  15. Nov 6Rodriguez +3,346Lead: Rodriguez +32,057
  16. Nov 7Rodriguez +8,547Lead: Rodriguez +40,604
  17. Nov 8Rodriguez +1,117Lead: Rodriguez +41,721
  18. Nov 9Rodriguez +3,875Lead: Rodriguez +45,596
  19. Nov 10Rodriguez +248Lead: Rodriguez +45,844
  20. Nov 11Rodriguez +222Lead: Rodriguez +46,066
  21. Nov 12Rodriguez +888Lead: Rodriguez +46,954

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.