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2026 California General Election

Board of Equalization, District 1

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

Board of Equalization

Board of Equalization, District 1

  • Nelson EsparzaD1,546,54055.2%Leading
  • Shannon GroveR1,256,40444.8%

Esparza leads Grove by 290,136 votes (10.4 points).

Late count: Esparza took 57.2% of the 1,117,781 votes counted since election night, Grove 42.8%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Nelson Esparza has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Esparza 55.2%Grove 44.8%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Nelson Esparza has not trailed Shannon Grove at any report.
+150−15Esparza aheadGrove aheadEsparza +10.48:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Esparza ahead by 130,083 votes. Counted since: Esparza ahead by 160,053 votes.

Election night · 1,685,163 votes

Esparza 53.9% · Grove 46.1%

Counted since · 1,117,781 votes

Esparza 57.2% · Grove 42.8%

Net gain in each count Esparza out-gained Grove in 15 of the 20 counts.

Esparza gained more · Grove gained more

  1. 8:05 pmEsparza +35,855Lead: Esparza +35,855
  2. 8:30 pmEsparza +96,059Lead: Esparza +131,914
  3. 9:03 pmGrove +1,976Lead: Esparza +129,938
  4. 9:37 pmEsparza +142Lead: Esparza +130,080
  5. 10:10 pmEsparza +3,414Lead: Esparza +133,494
  6. 10:39 pmGrove +360Lead: Esparza +133,134
  7. 11:13 pmGrove +7,892Lead: Esparza +125,242
  8. 11:45 pmGrove +8,547Lead: Esparza +116,695
  9. 12:13 amEsparza +1,909Lead: Esparza +118,604
  10. 1:09 amEsparza +686Lead: Esparza +119,290
  11. 2:05 amEsparza +10,907Lead: Esparza +130,197
  12. 6:02 amGrove +114Lead: Esparza +130,083
  13. Nov 4Esparza +5,190Lead: Esparza +135,273
  14. Nov 5Esparza +14,234Lead: Esparza +149,507
  15. Nov 6Esparza +44,600Lead: Esparza +194,107
  16. Nov 7Esparza +11,633Lead: Esparza +205,740
  17. Nov 9Esparza +22,030Lead: Esparza +227,770
  18. Nov 10Esparza +59,347Lead: Esparza +287,117
  19. Nov 11Esparza +2,698Lead: Esparza +289,815
  20. Nov 12Esparza +321Lead: Esparza +290,136

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.