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2026 California General Election

Secretary of State

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

Statewide office

Secretary of State

  • Shirley N. WeberD8,308,20266.5%Leading
  • Donald P. (Don) WagnerR4,182,76133.5%

Weber leads Wagner by 4,125,441 votes (33.0 points).

Late count: Weber took 69.5% of the 4,786,849 votes counted since election night, Wagner 30.5%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Shirley N. Weber has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Weber 66.5%Wagner 33.5%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Shirley N. Weber has not trailed Donald P. (Don) Wagner at any report.
+350−35Weber aheadWagner aheadWeber +33.08:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Weber ahead by 2,262,918 votes. Counted since: Weber ahead by 1,862,523 votes.

Election night · 7,704,114 votes

Weber 64.7% · Wagner 35.3%

Counted since · 4,786,849 votes

Weber 69.5% · Wagner 30.5%

Net gain in each count Weber out-gained Wagner in 22 of the 22 counts.

Weber gained more · Wagner gained more

  1. 8:05 pmWeber +69,069Lead: Weber +69,069
  2. 8:40 pmWeber +1,369,907Lead: Weber +1,438,976
  3. 9:29 pmWeber +442,146Lead: Weber +1,881,122
  4. 10:05 pmWeber +36,551Lead: Weber +1,917,673
  5. 10:39 pmWeber +122,223Lead: Weber +2,039,896
  6. 11:13 pmWeber +12,134Lead: Weber +2,052,030
  7. 11:50 pmWeber +14,951Lead: Weber +2,066,981
  8. 12:35 amWeber +43,279Lead: Weber +2,110,260
  9. 1:29 amWeber +54,657Lead: Weber +2,164,917
  10. 2:05 amWeber +27,393Lead: Weber +2,192,310
  11. 2:49 amWeber +57,368Lead: Weber +2,249,678
  12. 6:02 amWeber +13,240Lead: Weber +2,262,918
  13. Nov 4Weber +118,340Lead: Weber +2,381,258
  14. Nov 5Weber +287,633Lead: Weber +2,668,891
  15. Nov 6Weber +423,543Lead: Weber +3,092,434
  16. Nov 7Weber +230,274Lead: Weber +3,322,708
  17. Nov 8Weber +59,201Lead: Weber +3,381,909
  18. Nov 9Weber +332,449Lead: Weber +3,714,358
  19. Nov 10Weber +185,237Lead: Weber +3,899,595
  20. Nov 11Weber +120,607Lead: Weber +4,020,202
  21. Nov 12Weber +103,981Lead: Weber +4,124,183
  22. Nov 12Weber +1,258Lead: Weber +4,125,441

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.