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2026 California General Election

State Senate, District 22

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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 22

  • Susan RubioD192,45869.5%Leading
  • Mike NetterR84,42830.5%

Rubio leads Netter by 108,030 votes (39.0 points).

Late count: Rubio took 74.1% of the 96,552 votes counted since election night, Netter 25.9%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Susan Rubio has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Rubio 69.5%Netter 30.5%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Susan Rubio has not trailed Mike Netter at any report.
+400−40Rubio aheadNetter aheadRubio +39.08:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Rubio ahead by 61,444 votes. Counted since: Rubio ahead by 46,586 votes.

Election night · 180,334 votes

Rubio 67.0% · Netter 33.0%

Counted since · 96,552 votes

Rubio 74.1% · Netter 25.9%

Net gain in each count Rubio out-gained Netter in 21 of the 21 counts.

Rubio gained more · Netter gained more

  1. 8:05 pmRubio +10,706Lead: Rubio +10,706
  2. 8:40 pmRubio +37,582Lead: Rubio +48,288
  3. 9:09 pmRubio +927Lead: Rubio +49,215
  4. 9:55 pmRubio +1,019Lead: Rubio +50,234
  5. 10:27 pmRubio +309Lead: Rubio +50,543
  6. 11:09 pmRubio +557Lead: Rubio +51,100
  7. 11:50 pmRubio +1,699Lead: Rubio +52,799
  8. 12:29 amRubio +1,429Lead: Rubio +54,228
  9. 1:09 amRubio +988Lead: Rubio +55,216
  10. 2:09 amRubio +4,364Lead: Rubio +59,580
  11. 2:41 amRubio +1,709Lead: Rubio +61,289
  12. 3:17 amRubio +155Lead: Rubio +61,444
  13. Nov 4Rubio +3,426Lead: Rubio +64,870
  14. Nov 5Rubio +9,067Lead: Rubio +73,937
  15. Nov 6Rubio +8,684Lead: Rubio +82,621
  16. Nov 7Rubio +16,315Lead: Rubio +98,936
  17. Nov 8Rubio +2,720Lead: Rubio +101,656
  18. Nov 9Rubio +4,303Lead: Rubio +105,959
  19. Nov 10Rubio +921Lead: Rubio +106,880
  20. Nov 11Rubio +264Lead: Rubio +107,144
  21. Nov 12Rubio +886Lead: Rubio +108,030

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.