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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 15

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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 15

  • Kevin MullinD195,49379.9%Leading
  • Charles HoelterR49,12620.1%

Mullin leads Hoelter by 146,367 votes (59.8 points).

Late count: Mullin took 82.8% of the 114,001 votes counted since election night, Hoelter 17.2%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Kevin Mullin has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%100%Mullin 79.9%Hoelter 20.1%8:19 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Kevin Mullin has not trailed Charles Hoelter at any report.
+600−60Mullin aheadHoelter aheadMullin +59.88:19 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Mullin ahead by 71,526 votes. Counted since: Mullin ahead by 74,841 votes.

Election night · 130,618 votes

Mullin 77.4% · Hoelter 22.6%

Counted since · 114,001 votes

Mullin 82.8% · Hoelter 17.2%

Net gain in each count Mullin out-gained Hoelter in 18 of the 18 counts.

Mullin gained more · Hoelter gained more

  1. 8:19 pmMullin +50,012Lead: Mullin +50,012
  2. 9:03 pmMullin +81Lead: Mullin +50,093
  3. 9:09 pmMullin +8,289Lead: Mullin +58,382
  4. 9:45 pmMullin +180Lead: Mullin +58,562
  5. 10:05 pmMullin +5,439Lead: Mullin +64,001
  6. 10:43 pmMullin +1,044Lead: Mullin +65,045
  7. 11:03 pmMullin +244Lead: Mullin +65,289
  8. 12:05 amMullin +3,296Lead: Mullin +68,585
  9. 1:01 amMullin +469Lead: Mullin +69,054
  10. 2:05 amMullin +2,472Lead: Mullin +71,526
  11. Nov 4Mullin +1,262Lead: Mullin +72,788
  12. Nov 5Mullin +11,727Lead: Mullin +84,515
  13. Nov 6Mullin +8,162Lead: Mullin +92,677
  14. Nov 7Mullin +1,370Lead: Mullin +94,047
  15. Nov 8Mullin +438Lead: Mullin +94,485
  16. Nov 9Mullin +27,551Lead: Mullin +122,036
  17. Nov 10Mullin +153Lead: Mullin +122,189
  18. Nov 12Mullin +24,178Lead: Mullin +146,367

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.