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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 24

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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 24

  • Salud CarbajalD181,79366.5%Leading
  • Bob SmithR91,70333.5%

Carbajal leads Smith by 90,090 votes (32.9 points).

Late count: Carbajal took 67.5% of the 107,829 votes counted since election night, Smith 32.5%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Salud Carbajal has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Carbajal 66.5%Smith 33.5%8:07 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Salud Carbajal has not trailed Bob Smith at any report.
+350−35Carbajal aheadSmith aheadCarbajal +32.98:07 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Carbajal ahead by 52,455 votes. Counted since: Carbajal ahead by 37,635 votes.

Election night · 165,667 votes

Carbajal 65.8% · Smith 34.2%

Counted since · 107,829 votes

Carbajal 67.5% · Smith 32.5%

Net gain in each count Carbajal out-gained Smith in 16 of the 17 counts.

Carbajal gained more · Smith gained more

  1. 8:07 pmCarbajal +11,379Lead: Carbajal +11,379
  2. 8:33 pmCarbajal +25,537Lead: Carbajal +36,916
  3. 9:35 pmCarbajal +11,203Lead: Carbajal +48,119
  4. 10:10 pmCarbajal +36Lead: Carbajal +48,155
  5. 10:25 pmCarbajal +638Lead: Carbajal +48,793
  6. 10:53 pmSmith +58Lead: Carbajal +48,735
  7. 12:05 amCarbajal +1,035Lead: Carbajal +49,770
  8. 12:13 amCarbajal +460Lead: Carbajal +50,230
  9. 12:55 amCarbajal +496Lead: Carbajal +50,726
  10. 1:01 amCarbajal +392Lead: Carbajal +51,118
  11. 1:57 amCarbajal +1,069Lead: Carbajal +52,187
  12. 4:54 amCarbajal +268Lead: Carbajal +52,455
  13. Nov 5Carbajal +5,802Lead: Carbajal +58,257
  14. Nov 6Carbajal +2,432Lead: Carbajal +60,689
  15. Nov 9Carbajal +896Lead: Carbajal +61,585
  16. Nov 10Carbajal +14,696Lead: Carbajal +76,281
  17. Nov 12Carbajal +13,809Lead: Carbajal +90,090

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.