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2026 California General Election

State Senate, District 24

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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 24

  • John M. EricksonD157,63944.5%
  • Brian GoldsmithD196,33655.5%Leading

Goldsmith leads Erickson by 38,697 votes (10.9 points).

Late count: Erickson took 50.3% of the 107,396 votes counted since election night, Goldsmith 49.7%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Brian Goldsmith has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Goldsmith 55.5%Erickson 44.5%8:23 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Brian Goldsmith has not trailed John M. Erickson at any report.
+200−20Goldsmith aheadErickson aheadGoldsmith +10.98:23 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Goldsmith ahead by 39,357 votes. Counted since: Erickson ahead by 660 votes.

Election night · 246,579 votes

Erickson 42.0% · Goldsmith 58.0%

Counted since · 107,396 votes

Erickson 50.3% · Goldsmith 49.7%

Net gain in each count Goldsmith out-gained Erickson in 12 of the 19 counts.

Erickson gained more · Goldsmith gained more

  1. 8:23 pmGoldsmith +25,916Lead: Goldsmith +25,916
  2. 9:03 pmGoldsmith +6,502Lead: Goldsmith +32,418
  3. 9:29 pmGoldsmith +149Lead: Goldsmith +32,567
  4. 10:10 pmGoldsmith +73Lead: Goldsmith +32,640
  5. 10:50 pmGoldsmith +31Lead: Goldsmith +32,671
  6. 11:29 pmErickson +24Lead: Goldsmith +32,647
  7. 11:50 pmErickson +28Lead: Goldsmith +32,619
  8. 12:29 amGoldsmith +1,190Lead: Goldsmith +33,809
  9. 1:09 amGoldsmith +1,979Lead: Goldsmith +35,788
  10. 1:49 amGoldsmith +2,393Lead: Goldsmith +38,181
  11. 2:27 amGoldsmith +1,131Lead: Goldsmith +39,312
  12. 3:17 amGoldsmith +45Lead: Goldsmith +39,357
  13. Nov 4Erickson +221Lead: Goldsmith +39,136
  14. Nov 5Erickson +293Lead: Goldsmith +38,843
  15. Nov 6Goldsmith +127Lead: Goldsmith +38,970
  16. Nov 7Goldsmith +108Lead: Goldsmith +39,078
  17. Nov 8Erickson +114Lead: Goldsmith +38,964
  18. Nov 9Erickson +83Lead: Goldsmith +38,881
  19. Nov 10Erickson +184Lead: Goldsmith +38,697

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.