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2026 California General Election

State Assembly, District 61

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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 61

  • Tina Simone McKinnorD119,24684.5%Leading
  • Brian LockwoodR21,92415.5%

McKinnor leads Lockwood by 97,322 votes (68.9 points).

Late count: McKinnor took 87.3% of the 48,556 votes counted since election night, Lockwood 12.7%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Tina Simone McKinnor has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%100%McKinnor 84.5%Lockwood 15.5%8:23 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Tina Simone McKinnor has not trailed Brian Lockwood at any report.
+700−70McKinnor aheadLockwood aheadMcKinnor +68.98:23 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: McKinnor ahead by 61,056 votes. Counted since: McKinnor ahead by 36,266 votes.

Election night · 92,614 votes

McKinnor 83.0% · Lockwood 17.0%

Counted since · 48,556 votes

McKinnor 87.3% · Lockwood 12.7%

Net gain in each count McKinnor out-gained Lockwood in 19 of the 19 counts.

McKinnor gained more · Lockwood gained more

  1. 8:23 pmMcKinnor +42,478Lead: McKinnor +42,478
  2. 9:03 pmMcKinnor +5,473Lead: McKinnor +47,951
  3. 9:29 pmMcKinnor +452Lead: McKinnor +48,403
  4. 10:10 pmMcKinnor +438Lead: McKinnor +48,841
  5. 10:50 pmMcKinnor +167Lead: McKinnor +49,008
  6. 11:29 pmMcKinnor +1,476Lead: McKinnor +50,484
  7. 11:50 pmMcKinnor +63Lead: McKinnor +50,547
  8. 12:29 amMcKinnor +607Lead: McKinnor +51,154
  9. 1:09 amMcKinnor +2,560Lead: McKinnor +53,714
  10. 1:49 amMcKinnor +2,189Lead: McKinnor +55,903
  11. 2:27 amMcKinnor +4,543Lead: McKinnor +60,446
  12. 3:17 amMcKinnor +610Lead: McKinnor +61,056
  13. Nov 4McKinnor +5,159Lead: McKinnor +66,215
  14. Nov 5McKinnor +9,534Lead: McKinnor +75,749
  15. Nov 6McKinnor +8,225Lead: McKinnor +83,974
  16. Nov 7McKinnor +9,251Lead: McKinnor +93,225
  17. Nov 8McKinnor +2,862Lead: McKinnor +96,087
  18. Nov 9McKinnor +521Lead: McKinnor +96,608
  19. Nov 10McKinnor +714Lead: McKinnor +97,322

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.