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2026 California General Election

State Senate, District 40

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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 40

  • Mara ElliottD202,43754.5%Leading
  • Kristie Bruce-LaneR168,84145.5%

Elliott leads Bruce-Lane by 33,596 votes (9.0 points).

Late count: Elliott took 58.2% of the 133,706 votes counted since election night, Bruce-Lane 41.8%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Mara Elliott has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%Elliott 54.5%Bruce-Lane 45.5%8:15 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Mara Elliott has not trailed Kristie Bruce-Lane at any report.
+100−10Elliott aheadBruce-Lane aheadElliott +9.08:15 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Elliott ahead by 11,688 votes. Counted since: Elliott ahead by 21,908 votes.

Election night · 237,572 votes

Elliott 52.5% · Bruce-Lane 47.5%

Counted since · 133,706 votes

Elliott 58.2% · Bruce-Lane 41.8%

Net gain in each count Elliott out-gained Bruce-Lane in 8 of the 11 counts.

Elliott gained more · Bruce-Lane gained more

  1. 8:15 pmElliott +10,239Lead: Elliott +10,239
  2. 10:10 pmBruce-Lane +6Lead: Elliott +10,233
  3. 11:03 pmBruce-Lane +876Lead: Elliott +9,357
  4. 12:05 amBruce-Lane +17Lead: Elliott +9,340
  5. 1:01 amElliott +482Lead: Elliott +9,822
  6. 2:57 amElliott +1,866Lead: Elliott +11,688
  7. Nov 5Elliott +3,790Lead: Elliott +15,478
  8. Nov 6Elliott +2,025Lead: Elliott +17,503
  9. Nov 9Elliott +9,396Lead: Elliott +26,899
  10. Nov 11Elliott +1,740Lead: Elliott +28,639
  11. Nov 12Elliott +4,957Lead: Elliott +33,596

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.