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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 26

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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 26

  • Jacqui IrwinD164,23162.9%Leading
  • Sam GallucciR96,81837.1%

Irwin leads Gallucci by 67,413 votes (25.8 points).

Late count: Irwin took 65.7% of the 83,184 votes counted since election night, Gallucci 34.3%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Jacqui Irwin has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Irwin 62.9%Gallucci 37.1%8:23 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Jacqui Irwin has not trailed Sam Gallucci at any report.
+300−30Irwin aheadGallucci aheadIrwin +25.88:23 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Irwin ahead by 41,251 votes. Counted since: Irwin ahead by 26,162 votes.

Election night · 177,865 votes

Irwin 61.6% · Gallucci 38.4%

Counted since · 83,184 votes

Irwin 65.7% · Gallucci 34.3%

Net gain in each count Irwin out-gained Gallucci in 18 of the 20 counts.

Irwin gained more · Gallucci gained more

  1. 8:23 pmIrwin +9,298Lead: Irwin +9,298
  2. 9:03 pmGallucci +1,340Lead: Irwin +7,958
  3. 9:29 pmIrwin +31,186Lead: Irwin +39,144
  4. 10:27 pmIrwin +67Lead: Irwin +39,211
  5. 10:53 pmIrwin +60Lead: Irwin +39,271
  6. 11:29 pmIrwin +22Lead: Irwin +39,293
  7. 12:09 amIrwin +21Lead: Irwin +39,314
  8. 12:49 amIrwin +83Lead: Irwin +39,397
  9. 1:09 amIrwin +259Lead: Irwin +39,656
  10. 2:09 amIrwin +116Lead: Irwin +39,772
  11. 2:49 amGallucci +257Lead: Irwin +39,515
  12. 4:54 amIrwin +1,736Lead: Irwin +41,251
  13. Nov 4Irwin +1,184Lead: Irwin +42,435
  14. Nov 5Irwin +3,770Lead: Irwin +46,205
  15. Nov 6Irwin +3,340Lead: Irwin +49,545
  16. Nov 7Irwin +1,103Lead: Irwin +50,648
  17. Nov 8Irwin +472Lead: Irwin +51,120
  18. Nov 9Irwin +2,400Lead: Irwin +53,520
  19. Nov 10Irwin +128Lead: Irwin +53,648
  20. Nov 12Irwin +13,765Lead: Irwin +67,413

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.