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2026 California General Election

State Assembly, District 65

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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 65

  • Ayanna DavisD95,55282.2%Leading
  • Lydia A. GutiérrezR20,67417.8%

Davis leads Gutiérrez by 74,878 votes (64.4 points).

Late count: Davis took 85.7% of the 39,850 votes counted since election night, Gutiérrez 14.3%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Ayanna Davis has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%100%Davis 82.2%Gutiérrez 17.8%8:23 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Ayanna Davis has not trailed Lydia A. Gutiérrez at any report.
+700−70Davis aheadGutiérrez aheadDavis +64.48:23 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Davis ahead by 46,426 votes. Counted since: Davis ahead by 28,452 votes.

Election night · 76,376 votes

Davis 80.4% · Gutiérrez 19.6%

Counted since · 39,850 votes

Davis 85.7% · Gutiérrez 14.3%

Net gain in each count Davis out-gained Gutiérrez in 19 of the 19 counts.

Davis gained more · Gutiérrez gained more

  1. 8:23 pmDavis +30,753Lead: Davis +30,753
  2. 9:03 pmDavis +4,172Lead: Davis +34,925
  3. 9:29 pmDavis +589Lead: Davis +35,514
  4. 10:10 pmDavis +689Lead: Davis +36,203
  5. 10:50 pmDavis +261Lead: Davis +36,464
  6. 11:29 pmDavis +196Lead: Davis +36,660
  7. 11:50 pmDavis +1,109Lead: Davis +37,769
  8. 12:29 amDavis +2,128Lead: Davis +39,897
  9. 1:09 amDavis +2,216Lead: Davis +42,113
  10. 1:49 amDavis +1,799Lead: Davis +43,912
  11. 2:27 amDavis +2,136Lead: Davis +46,048
  12. 3:17 amDavis +378Lead: Davis +46,426
  13. Nov 4Davis +3,251Lead: Davis +49,677
  14. Nov 5Davis +6,392Lead: Davis +56,069
  15. Nov 6Davis +6,159Lead: Davis +62,228
  16. Nov 7Davis +8,893Lead: Davis +71,121
  17. Nov 8Davis +2,637Lead: Davis +73,758
  18. Nov 9Davis +412Lead: Davis +74,170
  19. Nov 10Davis +708Lead: Davis +74,878

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.