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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 1

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Results are unofficial until certified. California counts mail ballots for weeks; totals change until certification on December 11.

U.S. House

U.S. House, District 1

  • Mike McGuireD146,23157.1%Leading
  • James GallagherR109,87242.9%

McGuire leads Gallagher by 36,359 votes (14.2 points).

Late count: McGuire took 57.2% of the 101,645 votes counted since election night, Gallagher 42.8%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Mike McGuire took the lead at 8:07 pm.
0%20%40%60%80%McGuire 57.1%Gallagher 42.9%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report McGuire and Gallagher have traded places once.
+500−50McGuire aheadGallagher aheadMcGuire +14.28:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: McGuire ahead by 21,720 votes. Counted since: McGuire ahead by 14,639 votes.

Election night · 154,458 votes

McGuire 57.0% · Gallagher 43.0%

Counted since · 101,645 votes

McGuire 57.2% · Gallagher 42.8%

Net gain in each count Gallagher out-gained McGuire in 12 of the 19 counts.

McGuire gained more · Gallagher gained more

  1. 8:05 pmGallagher +2,531Lead: Gallagher +2,531
  2. 8:23 pmMcGuire +25,685Lead: McGuire +23,154
  3. 8:30 pmGallagher +1,261Lead: McGuire +21,893
  4. 9:03 pmGallagher +882Lead: McGuire +21,011
  5. 10:00 pmMcGuire +1,173Lead: McGuire +22,184
  6. 10:13 pmGallagher +334Lead: McGuire +21,850
  7. 10:20 pmGallagher +1,070Lead: McGuire +20,780
  8. 10:39 pmGallagher +47Lead: McGuire +20,733
  9. 11:20 pmGallagher +112Lead: McGuire +20,621
  10. 12:09 amMcGuire +994Lead: McGuire +21,615
  11. 12:45 amMcGuire +375Lead: McGuire +21,990
  12. 4:11 amGallagher +270Lead: McGuire +21,720
  13. Nov 4Gallagher +487Lead: McGuire +21,233
  14. Nov 5Gallagher +2,141Lead: McGuire +19,092
  15. Nov 6Gallagher +650Lead: McGuire +18,442
  16. Nov 9McGuire +7,654Lead: McGuire +26,096
  17. Nov 10McGuire +1,344Lead: McGuire +27,440
  18. Nov 11McGuire +11,419Lead: McGuire +38,859
  19. Nov 12Gallagher +2,500Lead: McGuire +36,359

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.