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2026 California General Election

Board of Equalization, District 3

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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 3

  • Mike GipsonD1,452,22656.7%Leading
  • Samuel P. SukatonD1,108,30643.3%

Gipson leads Sukaton by 343,920 votes (13.4 points).

Late count: Gipson took 50.8% of the 814,306 votes counted since election night, Sukaton 49.2%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Mike Gipson has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Gipson 56.7%Sukaton 43.3%8:23 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Mike Gipson has not trailed Samuel P. Sukaton at any report.
+250−25Gipson aheadSukaton aheadGipson +13.48:23 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Gipson ahead by 331,274 votes. Counted since: Gipson ahead by 12,646 votes.

Election night · 1,746,226 votes

Gipson 59.5% · Sukaton 40.5%

Counted since · 814,306 votes

Gipson 50.8% · Sukaton 49.2%

Net gain in each count Gipson out-gained Sukaton in 16 of the 19 counts.

Gipson gained more · Sukaton gained more

  1. 8:23 pmGipson +275,416Lead: Gipson +275,416
  2. 9:03 pmGipson +37,890Lead: Gipson +313,306
  3. 9:29 pmGipson +1,847Lead: Gipson +315,153
  4. 10:10 pmGipson +1,129Lead: Gipson +316,282
  5. 10:50 pmGipson +676Lead: Gipson +316,958
  6. 11:29 pmGipson +2,206Lead: Gipson +319,164
  7. 11:50 pmSukaton +490Lead: Gipson +318,674
  8. 12:29 amGipson +2,467Lead: Gipson +321,141
  9. 1:09 amGipson +3,263Lead: Gipson +324,404
  10. 1:49 amGipson +3,320Lead: Gipson +327,724
  11. 2:27 amGipson +975Lead: Gipson +328,699
  12. 3:17 amGipson +2,575Lead: Gipson +331,274
  13. Nov 4Gipson +6,601Lead: Gipson +337,875
  14. Nov 5Gipson +6,229Lead: Gipson +344,104
  15. Nov 6Gipson +1,901Lead: Gipson +346,005
  16. Nov 7Gipson +919Lead: Gipson +346,924
  17. Nov 8Gipson +23Lead: Gipson +346,947
  18. Nov 9Sukaton +1,247Lead: Gipson +345,700
  19. Nov 10Sukaton +1,780Lead: Gipson +343,920

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.