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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 29

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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 29

  • Angélica María DueñasD73,95942.6%
  • Luz Maria RivasD99,49857.4%Leading

Rivas leads Dueñas by 25,539 votes (14.7 points).

Late count: Rivas took 51.8% of the 58,052 votes counted since election night, Dueñas 48.2%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Luz Maria Rivas has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Rivas 57.4%Dueñas 42.6%8:23 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Luz Maria Rivas has not trailed Angélica María Dueñas at any report.
+300−30Rivas aheadDueñas aheadRivas +14.78:23 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Rivas ahead by 23,495 votes. Counted since: Rivas ahead by 2,044 votes.

Election night · 115,405 votes

Dueñas 39.8% · Rivas 60.2%

Counted since · 58,052 votes

Dueñas 48.2% · Rivas 51.8%

Net gain in each count Rivas out-gained Dueñas in 13 of the 19 counts.

Dueñas gained more · Rivas gained more

  1. 8:23 pmRivas +20,828Lead: Rivas +20,828
  2. 9:03 pmRivas +1,767Lead: Rivas +22,595
  3. 9:29 pmRivas +167Lead: Rivas +22,762
  4. 10:10 pmRivas +110Lead: Rivas +22,872
  5. 10:50 pmRivas +10Lead: Rivas +22,882
  6. 11:29 pmDueñas +32Lead: Rivas +22,850
  7. 11:50 pmDueñas +30Lead: Rivas +22,820
  8. 12:29 amDueñas +8Lead: Rivas +22,812
  9. 1:09 amRivas +383Lead: Rivas +23,195
  10. 1:49 amDueñas +22Lead: Rivas +23,173
  11. 2:27 amRivas +226Lead: Rivas +23,399
  12. 3:17 amRivas +96Lead: Rivas +23,495
  13. Nov 4Rivas +508Lead: Rivas +24,003
  14. Nov 5Rivas +649Lead: Rivas +24,652
  15. Nov 6Rivas +413Lead: Rivas +25,065
  16. Nov 7Rivas +385Lead: Rivas +25,450
  17. Nov 8Rivas +176Lead: Rivas +25,626
  18. Nov 9Dueñas +35Lead: Rivas +25,591
  19. Nov 10Dueñas +52Lead: Rivas +25,539

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.