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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 28

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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 28

  • Judy ChuD180,55269.6%Leading
  • April A. VerlatoR78,98630.4%

Chu leads Verlato by 101,566 votes (39.1 points).

Late count: Chu took 72.2% of the 81,238 votes counted since election night, Verlato 27.8%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Judy Chu has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Chu 69.6%Verlato 30.4%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Judy Chu has not trailed April A. Verlato at any report.
+450−45Chu aheadVerlato aheadChu +39.18:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Chu ahead by 65,512 votes. Counted since: Chu ahead by 36,054 votes.

Election night · 178,300 votes

Chu 68.4% · Verlato 31.6%

Counted since · 81,238 votes

Chu 72.2% · Verlato 27.8%

Net gain in each count Chu out-gained Verlato in 19 of the 21 counts.

Chu gained more · Verlato gained more

  1. 8:05 pmChu +1,126Lead: Chu +1,126
  2. 8:40 pmChu +55,618Lead: Chu +56,744
  3. 9:09 pmChu +624Lead: Chu +57,368
  4. 9:55 pmChu +692Lead: Chu +58,060
  5. 10:27 pmChu +630Lead: Chu +58,690
  6. 11:09 pmChu +1,381Lead: Chu +60,071
  7. 11:50 pmChu +2,615Lead: Chu +62,686
  8. 12:29 amChu +1,148Lead: Chu +63,834
  9. 1:09 amChu +1,610Lead: Chu +65,444
  10. 2:09 amVerlato +69Lead: Chu +65,375
  11. 2:41 amChu +15Lead: Chu +65,390
  12. 3:17 amChu +122Lead: Chu +65,512
  13. Nov 4Chu +5,624Lead: Chu +71,136
  14. Nov 5Chu +10,306Lead: Chu +81,442
  15. Nov 6Chu +6,624Lead: Chu +88,066
  16. Nov 7Chu +9,724Lead: Chu +97,790
  17. Nov 8Chu +1,927Lead: Chu +99,717
  18. Nov 9Chu +896Lead: Chu +100,613
  19. Nov 10Chu +762Lead: Chu +101,375
  20. Nov 11Verlato +21Lead: Chu +101,354
  21. Nov 12Chu +212Lead: Chu +101,566

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.