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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 25

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 25

  • Raul RuizD126,98665.8%Leading
  • Joe MalesR65,98834.2%

Ruiz leads Males by 60,998 votes (31.6 points).

Late count: Ruiz took 67.6% of the 84,938 votes counted since election night, Males 32.4%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Raul Ruiz has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Ruiz 65.8%Males 34.2%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Raul Ruiz has not trailed Joe Males at any report.
+350−35Ruiz aheadMales aheadRuiz +31.68:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Ruiz ahead by 31,126 votes. Counted since: Ruiz ahead by 29,872 votes.

Election night · 108,036 votes

Ruiz 64.4% · Males 35.6%

Counted since · 84,938 votes

Ruiz 67.6% · Males 32.4%

Net gain in each count Ruiz out-gained Males in 19 of the 20 counts.

Ruiz gained more · Males gained more

  1. 8:05 pmRuiz +380Lead: Ruiz +380
  2. 8:15 pmRuiz +23,081Lead: Ruiz +23,461
  3. 9:09 pmRuiz +5,626Lead: Ruiz +29,087
  4. 9:55 pmRuiz +5Lead: Ruiz +29,092
  5. 10:13 pmRuiz +421Lead: Ruiz +29,513
  6. 10:33 pmRuiz +30Lead: Ruiz +29,543
  7. 11:50 pmRuiz +22Lead: Ruiz +29,565
  8. 12:13 amRuiz +39Lead: Ruiz +29,604
  9. 1:09 amRuiz +1,147Lead: Ruiz +30,751
  10. 1:49 amMales +40Lead: Ruiz +30,711
  11. 2:41 amRuiz +84Lead: Ruiz +30,795
  12. 4:21 amRuiz +331Lead: Ruiz +31,126
  13. Nov 4Ruiz +3,656Lead: Ruiz +34,782
  14. Nov 5Ruiz +3,271Lead: Ruiz +38,053
  15. Nov 6Ruiz +4,401Lead: Ruiz +42,454
  16. Nov 7Ruiz +1,774Lead: Ruiz +44,228
  17. Nov 9Ruiz +3,360Lead: Ruiz +47,588
  18. Nov 10Ruiz +1,320Lead: Ruiz +48,908
  19. Nov 11Ruiz +9,420Lead: Ruiz +58,328
  20. Nov 12Ruiz +2,670Lead: Ruiz +60,998

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.