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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 35

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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 35

  • Norma J. TorresD136,07167.0%Leading
  • Mike CargileR66,99433.0%

Torres leads Cargile by 69,077 votes (34.0 points).

Late count: Torres took 68.7% of the 92,256 votes counted since election night, Cargile 31.3%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Norma J. Torres has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Torres 67.0%Cargile 33.0%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Norma J. Torres has not trailed Mike Cargile at any report.
+350−35Torres aheadCargile aheadTorres +34.08:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Torres ahead by 34,605 votes. Counted since: Torres ahead by 34,472 votes.

Election night · 110,809 votes

Torres 65.6% · Cargile 34.4%

Counted since · 92,256 votes

Torres 68.7% · Cargile 31.3%

Net gain in each count Torres out-gained Cargile in 21 of the 21 counts.

Torres gained more · Cargile gained more

  1. 8:05 pmTorres +16,021Lead: Torres +16,021
  2. 8:40 pmTorres +10,867Lead: Torres +26,888
  3. 9:09 pmTorres +149Lead: Torres +27,037
  4. 9:55 pmTorres +364Lead: Torres +27,401
  5. 10:27 pmTorres +111Lead: Torres +27,512
  6. 11:09 pmTorres +24Lead: Torres +27,536
  7. 12:09 amTorres +256Lead: Torres +27,792
  8. 12:29 amTorres +247Lead: Torres +28,039
  9. 1:29 amTorres +781Lead: Torres +28,820
  10. 2:15 amTorres +3,424Lead: Torres +32,244
  11. 2:41 amTorres +2,349Lead: Torres +34,593
  12. 4:21 amTorres +12Lead: Torres +34,605
  13. Nov 4Torres +565Lead: Torres +35,170
  14. Nov 5Torres +5,282Lead: Torres +40,452
  15. Nov 6Torres +5,215Lead: Torres +45,667
  16. Nov 7Torres +12,128Lead: Torres +57,795
  17. Nov 8Torres +991Lead: Torres +58,786
  18. Nov 9Torres +6,019Lead: Torres +64,805
  19. Nov 10Torres +154Lead: Torres +64,959
  20. Nov 11Torres +2,015Lead: Torres +66,974
  21. Nov 12Torres +2,103Lead: Torres +69,077

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.