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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 18

Counting Page updated Updates every 15 minutes

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 18

  • Zoe LofgrenD138,78073.2%Leading
  • Shane LewisR50,87526.8%

Lofgren leads Lewis by 87,905 votes (46.3 points).

Late count: Lofgren took 74.9% of the 90,034 votes counted since election night, Lewis 25.1%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Zoe Lofgren has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Lofgren 73.2%Lewis 26.8%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Zoe Lofgren has not trailed Shane Lewis at any report.
+500−50Lofgren aheadLewis aheadLofgren +46.38:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Lofgren ahead by 43,145 votes. Counted since: Lofgren ahead by 44,760 votes.

Election night · 99,621 votes

Lofgren 71.7% · Lewis 28.3%

Counted since · 90,034 votes

Lofgren 74.9% · Lewis 25.1%

Net gain in each count Lofgren out-gained Lewis in 21 of the 22 counts.

Lofgren gained more · Lewis gained more

  1. 8:05 pmLofgren +59Lead: Lofgren +59
  2. 8:45 pmLofgren +18,251Lead: Lofgren +18,310
  3. 9:55 pmLofgren +17,390Lead: Lofgren +35,700
  4. 10:20 pmLofgren +2,289Lead: Lofgren +37,989
  5. 10:53 pmLofgren +25Lead: Lofgren +38,014
  6. 11:25 pmLofgren +2,521Lead: Lofgren +40,535
  7. 11:29 pmLewis +24Lead: Lofgren +40,511
  8. 12:05 amLofgren +412Lead: Lofgren +40,923
  9. 12:21 amLofgren +205Lead: Lofgren +41,128
  10. 1:09 amLofgren +449Lead: Lofgren +41,577
  11. 2:09 amLofgren +847Lead: Lofgren +42,424
  12. 2:23 amLofgren +721Lead: Lofgren +43,145
  13. Nov 4Lofgren +737Lead: Lofgren +43,882
  14. Nov 5Lofgren +6,130Lead: Lofgren +50,012
  15. Nov 6Lofgren +7,553Lead: Lofgren +57,565
  16. Nov 7Lofgren +2,205Lead: Lofgren +59,770
  17. Nov 8Lofgren +1,737Lead: Lofgren +61,507
  18. Nov 9Lofgren +12,335Lead: Lofgren +73,842
  19. Nov 10Lofgren +7,383Lead: Lofgren +81,225
  20. Nov 11Lofgren +5,130Lead: Lofgren +86,355
  21. Nov 12Lofgren +1,249Lead: Lofgren +87,604
  22. Nov 12Lofgren +301Lead: Lofgren +87,905

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.