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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 27

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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 27

  • George WhitesidesD147,99364.1%Leading
  • Jason GibbsR82,77235.9%

Whitesides leads Gibbs by 65,221 votes (28.3 points).

Late count: Whitesides took 70.1% of the 66,502 votes counted since election night, Gibbs 29.9%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in George Whitesides has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Whitesides 64.1%Gibbs 35.9%8:23 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report George Whitesides has not trailed Jason Gibbs at any report.
+350−35Whitesides aheadGibbs aheadWhitesides +28.38:23 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Whitesides ahead by 38,441 votes. Counted since: Whitesides ahead by 26,780 votes.

Election night · 164,263 votes

Whitesides 61.7% · Gibbs 38.3%

Counted since · 66,502 votes

Whitesides 70.1% · Gibbs 29.9%

Net gain in each count Whitesides out-gained Gibbs in 18 of the 19 counts.

Whitesides gained more · Gibbs gained more

  1. 8:23 pmWhitesides +36,180Lead: Whitesides +36,180
  2. 9:03 pmGibbs +2,030Lead: Whitesides +34,150
  3. 9:29 pmWhitesides +503Lead: Whitesides +34,653
  4. 10:10 pmWhitesides +357Lead: Whitesides +35,010
  5. 10:50 pmWhitesides +159Lead: Whitesides +35,169
  6. 11:29 pmWhitesides +72Lead: Whitesides +35,241
  7. 11:50 pmWhitesides +32Lead: Whitesides +35,273
  8. 12:29 amWhitesides +170Lead: Whitesides +35,443
  9. 1:09 amWhitesides +817Lead: Whitesides +36,260
  10. 1:49 amWhitesides +342Lead: Whitesides +36,602
  11. 2:27 amWhitesides +538Lead: Whitesides +37,140
  12. 3:17 amWhitesides +1,301Lead: Whitesides +38,441
  13. Nov 4Whitesides +3,330Lead: Whitesides +41,771
  14. Nov 5Whitesides +6,460Lead: Whitesides +48,231
  15. Nov 6Whitesides +7,420Lead: Whitesides +55,651
  16. Nov 7Whitesides +6,777Lead: Whitesides +62,428
  17. Nov 8Whitesides +1,696Lead: Whitesides +64,124
  18. Nov 9Whitesides +453Lead: Whitesides +64,577
  19. Nov 10Whitesides +644Lead: Whitesides +65,221

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.