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2026 California General Election

State Senate, District 6

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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 6

  • Sean FrameD172,59149.5%
  • Roger NielloR175,88950.5%Leading

Niello leads Frame by 3,298 votes (0.9 points).

Late count: Frame took 52.1% of the 121,488 votes counted since election night, Niello 47.9%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Roger Niello took the lead at 10:53 pm.
0%20%40%60%Niello 50.5%Frame 49.5%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Niello and Frame have traded places 2 times.
+50−5Niello aheadFrame aheadNiello +0.98:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Niello ahead by 8,358 votes. Counted since: Frame ahead by 5,060 votes.

Election night · 226,992 votes

Frame 48.2% · Niello 51.8%

Counted since · 121,488 votes

Frame 52.1% · Niello 47.9%

Net gain in each count Niello out-gained Frame in 7 of the 11 counts.

Frame gained more · Niello gained more

  1. 8:05 pmNiello +1,829Lead: Niello +1,829
  2. 8:15 pmFrame +4,258Lead: Frame +2,429
  3. 9:23 pmNiello +752Lead: Frame +1,677
  4. 10:05 pmNiello +683Lead: Frame +994
  5. 10:53 pmNiello +4,768Lead: Niello +3,774
  6. 11:45 pmNiello +3,315Lead: Niello +7,089
  7. 12:05 amFrame +9Lead: Niello +7,080
  8. 12:21 amNiello +1,127Lead: Niello +8,207
  9. 1:33 amNiello +151Lead: Niello +8,358
  10. Nov 6Frame +3,187Lead: Niello +5,171
  11. Nov 10Frame +1,873Lead: Niello +3,298

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.