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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 10

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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 10

  • Mark DeSaulnierD210,79469.7%Leading
  • Jeff FreseR91,72630.3%

DeSaulnier leads Frese by 119,068 votes (39.4 points).

Late count: DeSaulnier took 70.7% of the 111,537 votes counted since election night, Frese 29.3%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Mark DeSaulnier has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%DeSaulnier 69.7%Frese 30.3%8:55 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Mark DeSaulnier has not trailed Jeff Frese at any report.
+500−50DeSaulnier aheadFrese aheadDeSaulnier +39.48:55 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: DeSaulnier ahead by 72,819 votes. Counted since: DeSaulnier ahead by 46,249 votes.

Election night · 190,983 votes

DeSaulnier 69.1% · Frese 30.9%

Counted since · 111,537 votes

DeSaulnier 70.7% · Frese 29.3%

Net gain in each count DeSaulnier out-gained Frese in 11 of the 11 counts.

DeSaulnier gained more · Frese gained more

  1. 8:55 pmDeSaulnier +6,102Lead: DeSaulnier +6,102
  2. 10:05 pmDeSaulnier +215Lead: DeSaulnier +6,317
  3. 10:13 pmDeSaulnier +64,721Lead: DeSaulnier +71,038
  4. 10:53 pmDeSaulnier +625Lead: DeSaulnier +71,663
  5. 11:13 pmDeSaulnier +35Lead: DeSaulnier +71,698
  6. 12:05 amDeSaulnier +859Lead: DeSaulnier +72,557
  7. 12:35 amDeSaulnier +11Lead: DeSaulnier +72,568
  8. 2:19 amDeSaulnier +251Lead: DeSaulnier +72,819
  9. Nov 6DeSaulnier +27,820Lead: DeSaulnier +100,639
  10. Nov 9DeSaulnier +3,456Lead: DeSaulnier +104,095
  11. Nov 10DeSaulnier +14,973Lead: DeSaulnier +119,068

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.