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2026 California General Election

Board of Equalization, District 2

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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 2

  • Sally J. LieberD1,731,26859.8%Leading
  • John PimentelD1,164,67340.2%

Lieber leads Pimentel by 566,595 votes (19.6 points).

Late count: Lieber took 59.9% of the 1,246,549 votes counted since election night, Pimentel 40.1%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Sally J. Lieber has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Lieber 59.8%Pimentel 40.2%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Sally J. Lieber has not trailed John Pimentel at any report.
+300−30Lieber aheadPimentel aheadLieber +19.68:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Lieber ahead by 319,182 votes. Counted since: Lieber ahead by 247,413 votes.

Election night · 1,649,392 votes

Lieber 59.7% · Pimentel 40.3%

Counted since · 1,246,549 votes

Lieber 59.9% · Pimentel 40.1%

Net gain in each count Lieber out-gained Pimentel in 17 of the 22 counts.

Lieber gained more · Pimentel gained more

  1. 8:05 pmLieber +4,124Lead: Lieber +4,124
  2. 8:33 pmLieber +128,728Lead: Lieber +132,852
  3. 9:09 pmLieber +103,383Lead: Lieber +236,235
  4. 10:00 pmLieber +37,506Lead: Lieber +273,741
  5. 10:25 pmLieber +46,593Lead: Lieber +320,334
  6. 10:53 pmLieber +3,000Lead: Lieber +323,334
  7. 11:25 pmPimentel +1,726Lead: Lieber +321,608
  8. 12:05 amPimentel +808Lead: Lieber +320,800
  9. 12:35 amLieber +1,938Lead: Lieber +322,738
  10. 1:39 amPimentel +310Lead: Lieber +322,428
  11. 2:09 amPimentel +809Lead: Lieber +321,619
  12. 4:54 amPimentel +2,437Lead: Lieber +319,182
  13. Nov 4Lieber +5,450Lead: Lieber +324,632
  14. Nov 5Lieber +31,539Lead: Lieber +356,171
  15. Nov 6Lieber +65,821Lead: Lieber +421,992
  16. Nov 7Lieber +10,333Lead: Lieber +432,325
  17. Nov 8Lieber +3,685Lead: Lieber +436,010
  18. Nov 9Lieber +55,200Lead: Lieber +491,210
  19. Nov 10Lieber +37,584Lead: Lieber +528,794
  20. Nov 11Lieber +23,459Lead: Lieber +552,253
  21. Nov 12Lieber +14,109Lead: Lieber +566,362
  22. Nov 12Lieber +233Lead: Lieber +566,595

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.