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2026 California General Election

State Assembly, District 70

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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 70

  • Paula SwiftD78,30952.1%Leading
  • Tri TaR72,03947.9%

Swift leads Ta by 6,270 votes (4.2 points).

Late count: Swift took 59.1% of the 43,828 votes counted since election night, Ta 40.9%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Paula Swift took the lead on November 6.
0%20%40%60%Swift 52.1%Ta 47.9%8:19 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Swift and Ta have traded places 2 times.
+50−5Swift aheadTa aheadSwift +4.28:19 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Ta ahead by 1,736 votes. Counted since: Swift ahead by 8,006 votes.

Election night · 106,520 votes

Swift 49.2% · Ta 50.8%

Counted since · 43,828 votes

Swift 59.1% · Ta 40.9%

Net gain in each count Swift out-gained Ta in 13 of the 17 counts.

Swift gained more · Ta gained more

  1. 8:19 pmTa +16Lead: Ta +16
  2. 9:37 pmSwift +61Lead: Swift +45
  3. 10:20 pmSwift +52Lead: Swift +97
  4. 10:43 pmTa +1,771Lead: Ta +1,674
  5. 11:13 pmTa +20Lead: Ta +1,694
  6. 11:45 pmSwift +3Lead: Ta +1,691
  7. 12:13 amTa +658Lead: Ta +2,349
  8. 12:45 amSwift +584Lead: Ta +1,765
  9. 1:49 amSwift +29Lead: Ta +1,736
  10. Nov 4Swift +625Lead: Ta +1,111
  11. Nov 5Swift +495Lead: Ta +616
  12. Nov 6Swift +860Lead: Swift +244
  13. Nov 7Swift +1,246Lead: Swift +1,490
  14. Nov 9Swift +1,259Lead: Swift +2,749
  15. Nov 10Swift +2,505Lead: Swift +5,254
  16. Nov 11Swift +792Lead: Swift +6,046
  17. Nov 12Swift +224Lead: Swift +6,270

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.