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2026 California General Election

State Senate, District 20

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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 20

  • Caroline MenjivarD182,20076.4%Leading
  • Tony RodriguezR56,22523.6%

Menjivar leads Rodriguez by 125,975 votes (52.8 points).

Late count: Menjivar took 81.7% of the 76,448 votes counted since election night, Rodriguez 18.3%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Caroline Menjivar has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%100%Menjivar 76.4%Rodriguez 23.6%8:23 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Caroline Menjivar has not trailed Tony Rodriguez at any report.
+550−55Menjivar aheadRodriguez aheadMenjivar +52.88:23 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Menjivar ahead by 77,469 votes. Counted since: Menjivar ahead by 48,506 votes.

Election night · 161,977 votes

Menjivar 73.9% · Rodriguez 26.1%

Counted since · 76,448 votes

Menjivar 81.7% · Rodriguez 18.3%

Net gain in each count Menjivar out-gained Rodriguez in 19 of the 19 counts.

Menjivar gained more · Rodriguez gained more

  1. 8:23 pmMenjivar +56,962Lead: Menjivar +56,962
  2. 9:03 pmMenjivar +5,161Lead: Menjivar +62,123
  3. 9:29 pmMenjivar +948Lead: Menjivar +63,071
  4. 10:10 pmMenjivar +687Lead: Menjivar +63,758
  5. 10:50 pmMenjivar +267Lead: Menjivar +64,025
  6. 11:29 pmMenjivar +132Lead: Menjivar +64,157
  7. 11:50 pmMenjivar +58Lead: Menjivar +64,215
  8. 12:29 amMenjivar +290Lead: Menjivar +64,505
  9. 1:09 amMenjivar +3,767Lead: Menjivar +68,272
  10. 1:49 amMenjivar +2,655Lead: Menjivar +70,927
  11. 2:27 amMenjivar +4,770Lead: Menjivar +75,697
  12. 3:17 amMenjivar +1,772Lead: Menjivar +77,469
  13. Nov 4Menjivar +5,630Lead: Menjivar +83,099
  14. Nov 5Menjivar +11,655Lead: Menjivar +94,754
  15. Nov 6Menjivar +12,380Lead: Menjivar +107,134
  16. Nov 7Menjivar +13,208Lead: Menjivar +120,342
  17. Nov 8Menjivar +4,137Lead: Menjivar +124,479
  18. Nov 9Menjivar +604Lead: Menjivar +125,083
  19. Nov 10Menjivar +892Lead: Menjivar +125,975

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.