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2026 California General Election

State Senate, District 2

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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 2

  • Damon ConnollyD264,80274.6%Leading
  • Tief GibbsR90,22025.4%

Connolly leads Gibbs by 174,582 votes (49.2 points).

Late count: Connolly took 74.3% of the 156,960 votes counted since election night, Gibbs 25.7%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Damon Connolly has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%100%Connolly 74.6%Gibbs 25.4%8:07 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Damon Connolly has not trailed Tief Gibbs at any report.
+600−60Connolly aheadGibbs aheadConnolly +49.28:07 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Connolly ahead by 98,178 votes. Counted since: Connolly ahead by 76,404 votes.

Election night · 198,062 votes

Connolly 74.8% · Gibbs 25.2%

Counted since · 156,960 votes

Connolly 74.3% · Gibbs 25.7%

Net gain in each count Connolly out-gained Gibbs in 14 of the 18 counts.

Connolly gained more · Gibbs gained more

  1. 8:07 pmConnolly +40,709Lead: Connolly +40,709
  2. 8:23 pmConnolly +37,584Lead: Connolly +78,293
  3. 8:33 pmConnolly +5,540Lead: Connolly +83,833
  4. 9:35 pmConnolly +8,135Lead: Connolly +91,968
  5. 10:00 pmGibbs +73Lead: Connolly +91,895
  6. 10:10 pmConnolly +88Lead: Connolly +91,983
  7. 10:39 pmConnolly +17Lead: Connolly +92,000
  8. 10:53 pmConnolly +501Lead: Connolly +92,501
  9. 11:39 pmConnolly +1,676Lead: Connolly +94,177
  10. 12:09 amGibbs +16Lead: Connolly +94,161
  11. 12:45 amConnolly +4,303Lead: Connolly +98,464
  12. 4:11 amGibbs +286Lead: Connolly +98,178
  13. Nov 5Connolly +6,707Lead: Connolly +104,885
  14. Nov 6Gibbs +321Lead: Connolly +104,564
  15. Nov 9Connolly +30,353Lead: Connolly +134,917
  16. Nov 10Connolly +2,002Lead: Connolly +136,919
  17. Nov 11Connolly +35,456Lead: Connolly +172,375
  18. Nov 12Connolly +2,207Lead: Connolly +174,582

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.