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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 31

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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 31

  • Gil CisnerosD157,14366.3%Leading
  • Eric ChingR79,79433.7%

Cisneros leads Ching by 77,349 votes (32.6 points).

Late count: Cisneros took 71.8% of the 73,835 votes counted since election night, Ching 28.2%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Gil Cisneros has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Cisneros 66.3%Ching 33.7%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Gil Cisneros has not trailed Eric Ching at any report.
+350−35Cisneros aheadChing aheadCisneros +32.68:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Cisneros ahead by 45,164 votes. Counted since: Cisneros ahead by 32,185 votes.

Election night · 163,102 votes

Cisneros 63.8% · Ching 36.2%

Counted since · 73,835 votes

Cisneros 71.8% · Ching 28.2%

Net gain in each count Cisneros out-gained Ching in 21 of the 21 counts.

Cisneros gained more · Ching gained more

  1. 8:05 pmCisneros +3,131Lead: Cisneros +3,131
  2. 8:40 pmCisneros +34,299Lead: Cisneros +37,430
  3. 9:09 pmCisneros +909Lead: Cisneros +38,339
  4. 9:55 pmCisneros +779Lead: Cisneros +39,118
  5. 10:27 pmCisneros +363Lead: Cisneros +39,481
  6. 11:09 pmCisneros +724Lead: Cisneros +40,205
  7. 11:50 pmCisneros +889Lead: Cisneros +41,094
  8. 12:29 amCisneros +1,437Lead: Cisneros +42,531
  9. 1:09 amCisneros +526Lead: Cisneros +43,057
  10. 2:09 amCisneros +1,290Lead: Cisneros +44,347
  11. 2:41 amCisneros +752Lead: Cisneros +45,099
  12. 3:17 amCisneros +65Lead: Cisneros +45,164
  13. Nov 4Cisneros +3,333Lead: Cisneros +48,497
  14. Nov 5Cisneros +6,999Lead: Cisneros +55,496
  15. Nov 6Cisneros +6,890Lead: Cisneros +62,386
  16. Nov 7Cisneros +10,045Lead: Cisneros +72,431
  17. Nov 8Cisneros +2,014Lead: Cisneros +74,445
  18. Nov 9Cisneros +1,713Lead: Cisneros +76,158
  19. Nov 10Cisneros +794Lead: Cisneros +76,952
  20. Nov 11Cisneros +55Lead: Cisneros +77,007
  21. Nov 12Cisneros +342Lead: Cisneros +77,349

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.