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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 13

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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 13

  • Adam GrayD104,37662.2%Leading
  • Kevin LincolnR63,45837.8%

Gray leads Lincoln by 40,918 votes (24.4 points).

Late count: Gray took 63.3% of the 72,893 votes counted since election night, Lincoln 36.7%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Adam Gray has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Gray 62.2%Lincoln 37.8%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Adam Gray has not trailed Kevin Lincoln at any report.
+250−25Gray aheadLincoln aheadGray +24.48:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Gray ahead by 21,493 votes. Counted since: Gray ahead by 19,425 votes.

Election night · 94,941 votes

Gray 61.3% · Lincoln 38.7%

Counted since · 72,893 votes

Gray 63.3% · Lincoln 36.7%

Net gain in each count Gray out-gained Lincoln in 18 of the 18 counts.

Gray gained more · Lincoln gained more

  1. 8:05 pmGray +6,938Lead: Gray +6,938
  2. 8:23 pmGray +4,084Lead: Gray +11,022
  3. 9:29 pmGray +3,935Lead: Gray +14,957
  4. 9:55 pmGray +1,266Lead: Gray +16,223
  5. 10:25 pmGray +654Lead: Gray +16,877
  6. 10:53 pmGray +657Lead: Gray +17,534
  7. 11:29 pmGray +660Lead: Gray +18,194
  8. 11:55 pmGray +483Lead: Gray +18,677
  9. 12:05 amGray +1,044Lead: Gray +19,721
  10. 12:55 amGray +299Lead: Gray +20,020
  11. 1:19 amGray +1,203Lead: Gray +21,223
  12. 2:05 amGray +270Lead: Gray +21,493
  13. Nov 5Gray +1,180Lead: Gray +22,673
  14. Nov 6Gray +3,871Lead: Gray +26,544
  15. Nov 9Gray +5,073Lead: Gray +31,617
  16. Nov 10Gray +5,499Lead: Gray +37,116
  17. Nov 11Gray +153Lead: Gray +37,269
  18. Nov 12Gray +3,649Lead: Gray +40,918

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.