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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 32

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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 32

  • Brad ShermanD181,46667.2%Leading
  • Larry ThompsonR88,39232.8%

Sherman leads Thompson by 93,074 votes (34.5 points).

Late count: Sherman took 70.6% of the 80,852 votes counted since election night, Thompson 29.4%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Brad Sherman has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Sherman 67.2%Thompson 32.8%8:23 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Brad Sherman has not trailed Larry Thompson at any report.
+500−50Sherman aheadThompson aheadSherman +34.58:23 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Sherman ahead by 59,736 votes. Counted since: Sherman ahead by 33,338 votes.

Election night · 189,006 votes

Sherman 65.8% · Thompson 34.2%

Counted since · 80,852 votes

Sherman 70.6% · Thompson 29.4%

Net gain in each count Sherman out-gained Thompson in 19 of the 20 counts.

Sherman gained more · Thompson gained more

  1. 8:23 pmSherman +51,124Lead: Sherman +51,124
  2. 9:03 pmSherman +1,823Lead: Sherman +52,947
  3. 9:29 pmSherman +1,651Lead: Sherman +54,598
  4. 10:27 pmSherman +603Lead: Sherman +55,201
  5. 10:53 pmSherman +105Lead: Sherman +55,306
  6. 11:29 pmSherman +83Lead: Sherman +55,389
  7. 12:09 amSherman +83Lead: Sherman +55,472
  8. 12:49 amSherman +548Lead: Sherman +56,020
  9. 1:09 amSherman +416Lead: Sherman +56,436
  10. 2:09 amSherman +2,218Lead: Sherman +58,654
  11. 2:49 amSherman +1,250Lead: Sherman +59,904
  12. 4:54 amThompson +168Lead: Sherman +59,736
  13. Nov 4Sherman +5,264Lead: Sherman +65,000
  14. Nov 5Sherman +8,282Lead: Sherman +73,282
  15. Nov 6Sherman +6,723Lead: Sherman +80,005
  16. Nov 7Sherman +8,165Lead: Sherman +88,170
  17. Nov 8Sherman +2,838Lead: Sherman +91,008
  18. Nov 9Sherman +499Lead: Sherman +91,507
  19. Nov 10Sherman +626Lead: Sherman +92,133
  20. Nov 12Sherman +941Lead: Sherman +93,074

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.