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2026 California General Election

State Assembly, District 73

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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 73

  • Cottie Petrie-NorrisD97,80664.1%Leading
  • Urson RussellR54,71635.9%

Petrie-Norris leads Russell by 43,090 votes (28.3 points).

Late count: Petrie-Norris took 68.5% of the 51,610 votes counted since election night, Russell 31.5%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Cottie Petrie-Norris has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Petrie-Norris 64.1%Russell 35.9%8:19 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Cottie Petrie-Norris has not trailed Urson Russell at any report.
+300−30Petrie-Norris aheadRussell aheadPetrie-Norris +28.38:19 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Petrie-Norris ahead by 24,028 votes. Counted since: Petrie-Norris ahead by 19,062 votes.

Election night · 100,912 votes

Petrie-Norris 61.9% · Russell 38.1%

Counted since · 51,610 votes

Petrie-Norris 68.5% · Russell 31.5%

Net gain in each count Petrie-Norris out-gained Russell in 16 of the 17 counts.

Petrie-Norris gained more · Russell gained more

  1. 8:19 pmPetrie-Norris +21,925Lead: Petrie-Norris +21,925
  2. 9:37 pmPetrie-Norris +143Lead: Petrie-Norris +22,068
  3. 10:20 pmPetrie-Norris +96Lead: Petrie-Norris +22,164
  4. 10:43 pmRussell +38Lead: Petrie-Norris +22,126
  5. 11:13 pmPetrie-Norris +240Lead: Petrie-Norris +22,366
  6. 11:45 pmPetrie-Norris +191Lead: Petrie-Norris +22,557
  7. 12:13 amPetrie-Norris +57Lead: Petrie-Norris +22,614
  8. 12:45 amPetrie-Norris +277Lead: Petrie-Norris +22,891
  9. 1:49 amPetrie-Norris +1,137Lead: Petrie-Norris +24,028
  10. Nov 4Petrie-Norris +2,109Lead: Petrie-Norris +26,137
  11. Nov 5Petrie-Norris +3,520Lead: Petrie-Norris +29,657
  12. Nov 6Petrie-Norris +2,745Lead: Petrie-Norris +32,402
  13. Nov 7Petrie-Norris +1,978Lead: Petrie-Norris +34,380
  14. Nov 9Petrie-Norris +2,514Lead: Petrie-Norris +36,894
  15. Nov 10Petrie-Norris +4,077Lead: Petrie-Norris +40,971
  16. Nov 11Petrie-Norris +1,612Lead: Petrie-Norris +42,583
  17. Nov 12Petrie-Norris +507Lead: Petrie-Norris +43,090

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.