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2026 California General Election

State Assembly, District 57

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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 57

  • Sade ElhawaryD75,54189.8%Leading
  • Constance Jewel MenziesR8,61810.2%

Elhawary leads Menzies by 66,923 votes (79.5 points).

Late count: Elhawary took 92.3% of the 29,679 votes counted since election night, Menzies 7.7%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Sade Elhawary has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%100%Elhawary 89.8%Menzies 10.2%8:23 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Sade Elhawary has not trailed Constance Jewel Menzies at any report.
+800−80Elhawary aheadMenzies aheadElhawary +79.58:23 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Elhawary ahead by 41,842 votes. Counted since: Elhawary ahead by 25,081 votes.

Election night · 54,480 votes

Elhawary 88.4% · Menzies 11.6%

Counted since · 29,679 votes

Elhawary 92.3% · Menzies 7.7%

Net gain in each count Elhawary out-gained Menzies in 19 of the 19 counts.

Elhawary gained more · Menzies gained more

  1. 8:23 pmElhawary +23,805Lead: Elhawary +23,805
  2. 9:03 pmElhawary +4,702Lead: Elhawary +28,507
  3. 9:29 pmElhawary +546Lead: Elhawary +29,053
  4. 10:10 pmElhawary +390Lead: Elhawary +29,443
  5. 10:50 pmElhawary +210Lead: Elhawary +29,653
  6. 11:29 pmElhawary +1,227Lead: Elhawary +30,880
  7. 11:50 pmElhawary +1,240Lead: Elhawary +32,120
  8. 12:29 amElhawary +1,508Lead: Elhawary +33,628
  9. 1:09 amElhawary +2,754Lead: Elhawary +36,382
  10. 1:49 amElhawary +1,828Lead: Elhawary +38,210
  11. 2:27 amElhawary +1,794Lead: Elhawary +40,004
  12. 3:17 amElhawary +1,838Lead: Elhawary +41,842
  13. Nov 4Elhawary +2,864Lead: Elhawary +44,706
  14. Nov 5Elhawary +6,003Lead: Elhawary +50,709
  15. Nov 6Elhawary +6,522Lead: Elhawary +57,231
  16. Nov 7Elhawary +6,802Lead: Elhawary +64,033
  17. Nov 8Elhawary +1,512Lead: Elhawary +65,545
  18. Nov 9Elhawary +672Lead: Elhawary +66,217
  19. Nov 10Elhawary +706Lead: Elhawary +66,923

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.