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2026 California General Election

State Assembly, District 56

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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 56

  • Lisa CalderonD100,77268.4%Leading
  • Jessica MartinezR46,63431.6%

Calderon leads Martinez by 54,138 votes (36.7 points).

Late count: Calderon took 74.4% of the 43,202 votes counted since election night, Martinez 25.6%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Lisa Calderon has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Calderon 68.4%Martinez 31.6%8:23 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Lisa Calderon has not trailed Jessica Martinez at any report.
+400−40Calderon aheadMartinez aheadCalderon +36.78:23 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Calderon ahead by 33,066 votes. Counted since: Calderon ahead by 21,072 votes.

Election night · 104,204 votes

Calderon 65.9% · Martinez 34.1%

Counted since · 43,202 votes

Calderon 74.4% · Martinez 25.6%

Net gain in each count Calderon out-gained Martinez in 19 of the 19 counts.

Calderon gained more · Martinez gained more

  1. 8:23 pmCalderon +25,271Lead: Calderon +25,271
  2. 9:03 pmCalderon +1,739Lead: Calderon +27,010
  3. 9:29 pmCalderon +823Lead: Calderon +27,833
  4. 10:10 pmCalderon +462Lead: Calderon +28,295
  5. 10:50 pmCalderon +262Lead: Calderon +28,557
  6. 11:29 pmCalderon +1,475Lead: Calderon +30,032
  7. 11:50 pmCalderon +113Lead: Calderon +30,145
  8. 12:29 amCalderon +756Lead: Calderon +30,901
  9. 1:09 amCalderon +841Lead: Calderon +31,742
  10. 1:49 amCalderon +783Lead: Calderon +32,525
  11. 2:27 amCalderon +473Lead: Calderon +32,998
  12. 3:17 amCalderon +68Lead: Calderon +33,066
  13. Nov 4Calderon +3,203Lead: Calderon +36,269
  14. Nov 5Calderon +4,905Lead: Calderon +41,174
  15. Nov 6Calderon +5,238Lead: Calderon +46,412
  16. Nov 7Calderon +5,674Lead: Calderon +52,086
  17. Nov 8Calderon +1,151Lead: Calderon +53,237
  18. Nov 9Calderon +256Lead: Calderon +53,493
  19. Nov 10Calderon +645Lead: Calderon +54,138

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.