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2026 California General Election

State Assembly, District 69

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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 69

  • Carolyn J. EssexD46,44634.2%
  • Josh LowenthalD89,46465.8%Leading

Lowenthal leads Essex by 43,018 votes (31.7 points).

Late count: Lowenthal took 62.6% of the 45,518 votes counted since election night, Essex 37.4%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Josh Lowenthal has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Lowenthal 65.8%Essex 34.2%8:23 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Josh Lowenthal has not trailed Carolyn J. Essex at any report.
+400−40Lowenthal aheadEssex aheadLowenthal +31.78:23 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Lowenthal ahead by 31,574 votes. Counted since: Lowenthal ahead by 11,444 votes.

Election night · 90,392 votes

Essex 32.5% · Lowenthal 67.5%

Counted since · 45,518 votes

Essex 37.4% · Lowenthal 62.6%

Net gain in each count Lowenthal out-gained Essex in 18 of the 19 counts.

Essex gained more · Lowenthal gained more

  1. 8:23 pmLowenthal +25,133Lead: Lowenthal +25,133
  2. 9:03 pmLowenthal +2,754Lead: Lowenthal +27,887
  3. 9:29 pmLowenthal +229Lead: Lowenthal +28,116
  4. 10:10 pmLowenthal +168Lead: Lowenthal +28,284
  5. 10:50 pmLowenthal +236Lead: Lowenthal +28,520
  6. 11:29 pmLowenthal +45Lead: Lowenthal +28,565
  7. 11:50 pmLowenthal +441Lead: Lowenthal +29,006
  8. 12:29 amLowenthal +692Lead: Lowenthal +29,698
  9. 1:09 amLowenthal +1,025Lead: Lowenthal +30,723
  10. 1:49 amLowenthal +429Lead: Lowenthal +31,152
  11. 2:27 amLowenthal +417Lead: Lowenthal +31,569
  12. 3:17 amLowenthal +5Lead: Lowenthal +31,574
  13. Nov 4Lowenthal +1,591Lead: Lowenthal +33,165
  14. Nov 5Lowenthal +2,734Lead: Lowenthal +35,899
  15. Nov 6Lowenthal +2,232Lead: Lowenthal +38,131
  16. Nov 7Lowenthal +3,781Lead: Lowenthal +41,912
  17. Nov 8Lowenthal +886Lead: Lowenthal +42,798
  18. Nov 9Essex +5Lead: Lowenthal +42,793
  19. Nov 10Lowenthal +225Lead: Lowenthal +43,018

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.