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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 23

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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 23

  • Tessa Lynn HodgeD104,23049.2%
  • Jay ObernolteR107,57850.8%Leading

Obernolte leads Hodge by 3,348 votes (1.6 points).

Late count: Hodge took 50.1% of the 80,958 votes counted since election night, Obernolte 49.9%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Jay Obernolte has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%Obernolte 50.8%Hodge 49.2%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Jay Obernolte has not trailed Tessa Lynn Hodge at any report.
+50−5Obernolte aheadHodge aheadObernolte +1.68:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Obernolte ahead by 3,488 votes. Counted since: Hodge ahead by 140 votes.

Election night · 130,850 votes

Hodge 48.7% · Obernolte 51.3%

Counted since · 80,958 votes

Hodge 50.1% · Obernolte 49.9%

Net gain in each count Obernolte out-gained Hodge in 15 of the 21 counts.

Hodge gained more · Obernolte gained more

  1. 8:05 pmObernolte +528Lead: Obernolte +528
  2. 8:40 pmObernolte +406Lead: Obernolte +934
  3. 9:09 pmHodge +10Lead: Obernolte +924
  4. 9:55 pmObernolte +83Lead: Obernolte +1,007
  5. 10:27 pmObernolte +19Lead: Obernolte +1,026
  6. 11:13 pmObernolte +3Lead: Obernolte +1,029
  7. 12:09 amObernolte +2,846Lead: Obernolte +3,875
  8. 12:29 amObernolte +7Lead: Obernolte +3,882
  9. 1:29 amObernolte +21Lead: Obernolte +3,903
  10. 2:15 amHodge +668Lead: Obernolte +3,235
  11. 2:41 amObernolte +78Lead: Obernolte +3,313
  12. 4:21 amObernolte +175Lead: Obernolte +3,488
  13. Nov 4Obernolte +97Lead: Obernolte +3,585
  14. Nov 5Obernolte +311Lead: Obernolte +3,896
  15. Nov 6Obernolte +2,551Lead: Obernolte +6,447
  16. Nov 7Hodge +1,002Lead: Obernolte +5,445
  17. Nov 8Hodge +11Lead: Obernolte +5,434
  18. Nov 9Hodge +2,050Lead: Obernolte +3,384
  19. Nov 10Obernolte +20Lead: Obernolte +3,404
  20. Nov 11Obernolte +425Lead: Obernolte +3,829
  21. Nov 12Hodge +481Lead: Obernolte +3,348

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.