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2026 California General Election

State Senate, District 8

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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 8

  • Angelique AshbyD201,01074.4%Leading
  • Susan A MasonR69,26525.6%

Ashby leads Mason by 131,745 votes (48.7 points).

Late count: Ashby took 76.5% of the 129,306 votes counted since election night, Mason 23.5%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Angelique Ashby has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Ashby 74.4%Mason 25.6%8:15 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Angelique Ashby has not trailed Susan A Mason at any report.
+500−50Ashby aheadMason aheadAshby +48.78:15 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Ashby ahead by 63,135 votes. Counted since: Ashby ahead by 68,610 votes.

Election night · 140,969 votes

Ashby 72.4% · Mason 27.6%

Counted since · 129,306 votes

Ashby 76.5% · Mason 23.5%

Net gain in each count Ashby out-gained Mason in 6 of the 6 counts.

Ashby gained more · Mason gained more

  1. 8:15 pmAshby +57,074Lead: Ashby +57,074
  2. 10:05 pmAshby +1,645Lead: Ashby +58,719
  3. 12:05 amAshby +2,087Lead: Ashby +60,806
  4. 1:33 amAshby +2,329Lead: Ashby +63,135
  5. Nov 6Ashby +26,705Lead: Ashby +89,840
  6. Nov 10Ashby +41,905Lead: Ashby +131,745

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.