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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 22

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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 22

  • Randy VillegasD97,95967.9%Leading
  • David G. ValadaoR46,32932.1%

Villegas leads Valadao by 51,630 votes (35.8 points).

Late count: Villegas took 69.8% of the 62,471 votes counted since election night, Valadao 30.2%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Randy Villegas has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Villegas 67.9%Valadao 32.1%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Randy Villegas has not trailed David G. Valadao at any report.
+400−40Villegas aheadValadao aheadVillegas +35.88:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Villegas ahead by 26,857 votes. Counted since: Villegas ahead by 24,773 votes.

Election night · 81,817 votes

Villegas 66.4% · Valadao 33.6%

Counted since · 62,471 votes

Villegas 69.8% · Valadao 30.2%

Net gain in each count Villegas out-gained Valadao in 18 of the 18 counts.

Villegas gained more · Valadao gained more

  1. 8:05 pmVillegas +3,595Lead: Villegas +3,595
  2. 8:45 pmVillegas +14,803Lead: Villegas +18,398
  3. 9:17 pmVillegas +62Lead: Villegas +18,460
  4. 10:05 pmVillegas +416Lead: Villegas +18,876
  5. 10:25 pmVillegas +1Lead: Villegas +18,877
  6. 10:39 pmVillegas +202Lead: Villegas +19,079
  7. 11:13 pmVillegas +19Lead: Villegas +19,098
  8. 11:33 pmVillegas +461Lead: Villegas +19,559
  9. 11:55 pmVillegas +197Lead: Villegas +19,756
  10. 12:09 amVillegas +140Lead: Villegas +19,896
  11. 12:35 amVillegas +1,497Lead: Villegas +21,393
  12. 3:17 amVillegas +5,464Lead: Villegas +26,857
  13. Nov 5Villegas +3,764Lead: Villegas +30,621
  14. Nov 6Villegas +393Lead: Villegas +31,014
  15. Nov 9Villegas +12,363Lead: Villegas +43,377
  16. Nov 10Villegas +4,775Lead: Villegas +48,152
  17. Nov 11Villegas +945Lead: Villegas +49,097
  18. Nov 12Villegas +2,533Lead: Villegas +51,630

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.