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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 20

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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 20

  • Sandra Van ScotterD95,52038.7%
  • Vince FongR151,32761.3%Leading

Fong leads Scotter by 55,807 votes (22.6 points).

Late count: Fong took 59.4% of the 101,519 votes counted since election night, Scotter 40.6%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Vince Fong has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Fong 61.3%Scotter 38.7%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Vince Fong has not trailed Sandra Van Scotter at any report.
+300−30Fong aheadScotter aheadFong +22.68:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Fong ahead by 36,670 votes. Counted since: Fong ahead by 19,137 votes.

Election night · 145,328 votes

Scotter 37.4% · Fong 62.6%

Counted since · 101,519 votes

Scotter 40.6% · Fong 59.4%

Net gain in each count Fong out-gained Scotter in 18 of the 18 counts.

Scotter gained more · Fong gained more

  1. 8:05 pmFong +7,967Lead: Fong +7,967
  2. 8:40 pmFong +15,981Lead: Fong +23,948
  3. 9:17 pmFong +3,530Lead: Fong +27,478
  4. 9:55 pmFong +66Lead: Fong +27,544
  5. 10:05 pmFong +577Lead: Fong +28,121
  6. 10:33 pmFong +356Lead: Fong +28,477
  7. 11:13 pmFong +398Lead: Fong +28,875
  8. 11:55 pmFong +1,149Lead: Fong +30,024
  9. 12:05 amFong +743Lead: Fong +30,767
  10. 12:09 amFong +84Lead: Fong +30,851
  11. 1:19 amFong +2,866Lead: Fong +33,717
  12. 3:17 amFong +2,953Lead: Fong +36,670
  13. Nov 5Fong +2,928Lead: Fong +39,598
  14. Nov 6Fong +430Lead: Fong +40,028
  15. Nov 9Fong +7,116Lead: Fong +47,144
  16. Nov 10Fong +4,685Lead: Fong +51,829
  17. Nov 11Fong +922Lead: Fong +52,751
  18. Nov 12Fong +3,056Lead: Fong +55,807

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.