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2026 California General Election

State Senate, District 12

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

State Senate

State Senate, District 12

  • Nathan MagsigR182,55762.0%Leading
  • William Brown Jr.L111,80038.0%

Magsig leads Brown by 70,757 votes (24.0 points).

Late count: Magsig took 59.6% of the 118,495 votes counted since election night, Brown 40.4%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Nathan Magsig has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Magsig 62.0%Brown 38.0%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Nathan Magsig has not trailed William Brown Jr. at any report.
+300−30Magsig aheadBrown aheadMagsig +24.08:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Magsig ahead by 48,002 votes. Counted since: Magsig ahead by 22,755 votes.

Election night · 175,862 votes

Magsig 63.6% · Brown 36.4%

Counted since · 118,495 votes

Magsig 59.6% · Brown 40.4%

Net gain in each count Magsig out-gained Brown in 18 of the 18 counts.

Magsig gained more · Brown gained more

  1. 8:05 pmMagsig +19,221Lead: Magsig +19,221
  2. 8:40 pmMagsig +17,414Lead: Magsig +36,635
  3. 9:17 pmMagsig +212Lead: Magsig +36,847
  4. 9:55 pmMagsig +511Lead: Magsig +37,358
  5. 10:25 pmMagsig +4Lead: Magsig +37,362
  6. 10:33 pmMagsig +380Lead: Magsig +37,742
  7. 11:29 pmMagsig +4,295Lead: Magsig +42,037
  8. 11:55 pmMagsig +143Lead: Magsig +42,180
  9. 12:05 amMagsig +725Lead: Magsig +42,905
  10. 12:35 amMagsig +1,526Lead: Magsig +44,431
  11. 1:19 amMagsig +797Lead: Magsig +45,228
  12. 3:17 amMagsig +2,774Lead: Magsig +48,002
  13. Nov 5Magsig +4,010Lead: Magsig +52,012
  14. Nov 6Magsig +564Lead: Magsig +52,576
  15. Nov 9Magsig +6,986Lead: Magsig +59,562
  16. Nov 10Magsig +7,571Lead: Magsig +67,133
  17. Nov 11Magsig +813Lead: Magsig +67,946
  18. Nov 12Magsig +2,811Lead: Magsig +70,757

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.