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2026 California General Election

State Assembly, District 54

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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 54

  • Mark GonzalezD84,31183.5%Leading
  • Alexandra BrisenoR16,69616.5%

Gonzalez leads Briseno by 67,615 votes (66.9 points).

Late count: Gonzalez took 87.5% of the 33,387 votes counted since election night, Briseno 12.5%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Mark Gonzalez has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%100%Gonzalez 83.5%Briseno 16.5%8:23 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Mark Gonzalez has not trailed Alexandra Briseno at any report.
+700−70Gonzalez aheadBriseno aheadGonzalez +66.98:23 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Gonzalez ahead by 42,598 votes. Counted since: Gonzalez ahead by 25,017 votes.

Election night · 67,620 votes

Gonzalez 81.5% · Briseno 18.5%

Counted since · 33,387 votes

Gonzalez 87.5% · Briseno 12.5%

Net gain in each count Gonzalez out-gained Briseno in 19 of the 19 counts.

Gonzalez gained more · Briseno gained more

  1. 8:23 pmGonzalez +25,738Lead: Gonzalez +25,738
  2. 9:03 pmGonzalez +4,763Lead: Gonzalez +30,501
  3. 9:29 pmGonzalez +556Lead: Gonzalez +31,057
  4. 10:10 pmGonzalez +426Lead: Gonzalez +31,483
  5. 10:50 pmGonzalez +141Lead: Gonzalez +31,624
  6. 11:29 pmGonzalez +1,980Lead: Gonzalez +33,604
  7. 11:50 pmGonzalez +948Lead: Gonzalez +34,552
  8. 12:29 amGonzalez +1,405Lead: Gonzalez +35,957
  9. 1:09 amGonzalez +1,319Lead: Gonzalez +37,276
  10. 1:49 amGonzalez +1,486Lead: Gonzalez +38,762
  11. 2:27 amGonzalez +2,626Lead: Gonzalez +41,388
  12. 3:17 amGonzalez +1,210Lead: Gonzalez +42,598
  13. Nov 4Gonzalez +2,775Lead: Gonzalez +45,373
  14. Nov 5Gonzalez +6,447Lead: Gonzalez +51,820
  15. Nov 6Gonzalez +5,924Lead: Gonzalez +57,744
  16. Nov 7Gonzalez +6,854Lead: Gonzalez +64,598
  17. Nov 8Gonzalez +1,754Lead: Gonzalez +66,352
  18. Nov 9Gonzalez +538Lead: Gonzalez +66,890
  19. Nov 10Gonzalez +725Lead: Gonzalez +67,615

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.