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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 16

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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 16

  • Sam LiccardoD216,68677.9%Leading
  • Peter Sundin SouléR61,40122.1%

Liccardo leads Soulé by 155,285 votes (55.8 points).

Late count: Liccardo took 80.1% of the 133,904 votes counted since election night, Soulé 19.9%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Sam Liccardo has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%100%Liccardo 77.9%Soulé 22.1%8:19 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Sam Liccardo has not trailed Peter Sundin Soulé at any report.
+600−60Liccardo aheadSoulé aheadLiccardo +55.88:19 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Liccardo ahead by 74,653 votes. Counted since: Liccardo ahead by 80,632 votes.

Election night · 144,183 votes

Liccardo 75.9% · Soulé 24.1%

Counted since · 133,904 votes

Liccardo 80.1% · Soulé 19.9%

Net gain in each count Liccardo out-gained Soulé in 19 of the 19 counts.

Liccardo gained more · Soulé gained more

  1. 8:19 pmLiccardo +14,593Lead: Liccardo +14,593
  2. 9:03 pmLiccardo +13Lead: Liccardo +14,606
  3. 9:23 pmLiccardo +51,137Lead: Liccardo +65,743
  4. 10:05 pmLiccardo +1,807Lead: Liccardo +67,550
  5. 10:20 pmLiccardo +3,908Lead: Liccardo +71,458
  6. 11:03 pmLiccardo +58Lead: Liccardo +71,516
  7. 11:25 pmLiccardo +1,809Lead: Liccardo +73,325
  8. 12:05 amLiccardo +490Lead: Liccardo +73,815
  9. 1:01 amLiccardo +144Lead: Liccardo +73,959
  10. 2:05 amLiccardo +694Lead: Liccardo +74,653
  11. Nov 4Liccardo +2,390Lead: Liccardo +77,043
  12. Nov 5Liccardo +11,761Lead: Liccardo +88,804
  13. Nov 6Liccardo +9,847Lead: Liccardo +98,651
  14. Nov 7Liccardo +7,858Lead: Liccardo +106,509
  15. Nov 9Liccardo +22,889Lead: Liccardo +129,398
  16. Nov 10Liccardo +8,270Lead: Liccardo +137,668
  17. Nov 11Liccardo +11,199Lead: Liccardo +148,867
  18. Nov 12Liccardo +5,967Lead: Liccardo +154,834
  19. Nov 12Liccardo +451Lead: Liccardo +155,285

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.