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2026 California General Election

Attorney General

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Results are unofficial until certified. California counts mail ballots for weeks; totals change until certification on December 11.

Statewide office

Attorney General

  • Rob BontaD8,168,01965.5%Leading
  • Michael E. GatesR4,311,23834.5%

Bonta leads Gates by 3,856,781 votes (30.9 points).

Late count: Bonta took 68.2% of the 4,777,887 votes counted since election night, Gates 31.8%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Rob Bonta has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Bonta 65.5%Gates 34.5%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Rob Bonta has not trailed Michael E. Gates at any report.
+350−35Bonta aheadGates aheadBonta +30.98:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Bonta ahead by 2,120,152 votes. Counted since: Bonta ahead by 1,736,629 votes.

Election night · 7,701,370 votes

Bonta 63.8% · Gates 36.2%

Counted since · 4,777,887 votes

Bonta 68.2% · Gates 31.8%

Net gain in each count Bonta out-gained Gates in 22 of the 22 counts.

Bonta gained more · Gates gained more

  1. 8:05 pmBonta +56,365Lead: Bonta +56,365
  2. 8:40 pmBonta +1,296,793Lead: Bonta +1,353,158
  3. 9:29 pmBonta +423,521Lead: Bonta +1,776,679
  4. 10:05 pmBonta +33,422Lead: Bonta +1,810,101
  5. 10:39 pmBonta +115,065Lead: Bonta +1,925,166
  6. 11:13 pmBonta +8,717Lead: Bonta +1,933,883
  7. 11:50 pmBonta +10,535Lead: Bonta +1,944,418
  8. 12:35 amBonta +37,349Lead: Bonta +1,981,767
  9. 1:29 amBonta +49,474Lead: Bonta +2,031,241
  10. 2:05 amBonta +24,742Lead: Bonta +2,055,983
  11. 2:49 amBonta +53,312Lead: Bonta +2,109,295
  12. 6:02 amBonta +10,857Lead: Bonta +2,120,152
  13. Nov 4Bonta +112,724Lead: Bonta +2,232,876
  14. Nov 5Bonta +270,865Lead: Bonta +2,503,741
  15. Nov 6Bonta +397,147Lead: Bonta +2,900,888
  16. Nov 7Bonta +218,570Lead: Bonta +3,119,458
  17. Nov 8Bonta +56,798Lead: Bonta +3,176,256
  18. Nov 9Bonta +307,570Lead: Bonta +3,483,826
  19. Nov 10Bonta +167,501Lead: Bonta +3,651,327
  20. Nov 11Bonta +111,562Lead: Bonta +3,762,889
  21. Nov 12Bonta +92,702Lead: Bonta +3,855,591
  22. Nov 12Bonta +1,190Lead: Bonta +3,856,781

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.