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2026 California General Election

Governor

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

Governor

Governor

  • Xavier BecerraD8,320,43965.6%Leading
  • Steve HiltonR4,363,43834.4%

Becerra leads Hilton by 3,957,001 votes (31.2 points).

Late count: Becerra took 68.2% of the 4,877,613 votes counted since election night, Hilton 31.8%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Xavier Becerra has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Becerra 65.6%Hilton 34.4%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Xavier Becerra has not trailed Steve Hilton at any report.
+350−35Becerra aheadHilton aheadBecerra +31.28:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Becerra ahead by 2,177,518 votes. Counted since: Becerra ahead by 1,779,483 votes.

Election night · 7,806,264 votes

Becerra 63.9% · Hilton 36.1%

Counted since · 4,877,613 votes

Becerra 68.2% · Hilton 31.8%

Net gain in each count Becerra out-gained Hilton in 22 of the 22 counts.

Becerra gained more · Hilton gained more

  1. 8:05 pmBecerra +62,290Lead: Becerra +62,290
  2. 8:40 pmBecerra +1,337,945Lead: Becerra +1,400,235
  3. 9:29 pmBecerra +434,181Lead: Becerra +1,834,416
  4. 10:05 pmBecerra +31,842Lead: Becerra +1,866,258
  5. 10:39 pmBecerra +118,360Lead: Becerra +1,984,618
  6. 11:13 pmBecerra +6,877Lead: Becerra +1,991,495
  7. 11:50 pmBecerra +10,850Lead: Becerra +2,002,345
  8. 12:35 amBecerra +37,280Lead: Becerra +2,039,625
  9. 1:29 amBecerra +49,552Lead: Becerra +2,089,177
  10. 2:05 amBecerra +24,435Lead: Becerra +2,113,612
  11. 2:49 amBecerra +52,983Lead: Becerra +2,166,595
  12. 6:02 amBecerra +10,923Lead: Becerra +2,177,518
  13. Nov 4Becerra +114,715Lead: Becerra +2,292,233
  14. Nov 5Becerra +276,939Lead: Becerra +2,569,172
  15. Nov 6Becerra +407,371Lead: Becerra +2,976,543
  16. Nov 7Becerra +222,213Lead: Becerra +3,198,756
  17. Nov 8Becerra +57,417Lead: Becerra +3,256,173
  18. Nov 9Becerra +316,386Lead: Becerra +3,572,559
  19. Nov 10Becerra +172,584Lead: Becerra +3,745,143
  20. Nov 11Becerra +114,768Lead: Becerra +3,859,911
  21. Nov 12Becerra +95,859Lead: Becerra +3,955,770
  22. Nov 12Becerra +1,231Lead: Becerra +3,957,001

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.