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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 37

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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 37

  • Sydney Kamlager-DoveD110,58460.9%Leading
  • Samantha MotaD70,93439.1%

Kamlager-Dove leads Mota by 39,650 votes (21.8 points).

Late count: Kamlager-Dove took 58.9% of the 62,726 votes counted since election night, Mota 41.1%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Sydney Kamlager-Dove has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Kamlager-Dove 60.9%Mota 39.1%8:23 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Sydney Kamlager-Dove has not trailed Samantha Mota at any report.
+350−35Kamlager-Dove aheadMota aheadKamlager-Dove +21.88:23 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Kamlager-Dove ahead by 28,452 votes. Counted since: Kamlager-Dove ahead by 11,198 votes.

Election night · 118,792 votes

Kamlager-Dove 62.0% · Mota 38.0%

Counted since · 62,726 votes

Kamlager-Dove 58.9% · Mota 41.1%

Net gain in each count Kamlager-Dove out-gained Mota in 14 of the 19 counts.

Kamlager-Dove gained more · Mota gained more

  1. 8:23 pmKamlager-Dove +25,040Lead: Kamlager-Dove +25,040
  2. 9:03 pmKamlager-Dove +2,387Lead: Kamlager-Dove +27,427
  3. 9:29 pmKamlager-Dove +245Lead: Kamlager-Dove +27,672
  4. 10:10 pmKamlager-Dove +261Lead: Kamlager-Dove +27,933
  5. 10:50 pmKamlager-Dove +112Lead: Kamlager-Dove +28,045
  6. 11:29 pmKamlager-Dove +801Lead: Kamlager-Dove +28,846
  7. 11:50 pmMota +562Lead: Kamlager-Dove +28,284
  8. 12:29 amMota +14Lead: Kamlager-Dove +28,270
  9. 1:09 amMota +192Lead: Kamlager-Dove +28,078
  10. 1:49 amKamlager-Dove +320Lead: Kamlager-Dove +28,398
  11. 2:27 amKamlager-Dove +550Lead: Kamlager-Dove +28,948
  12. 3:17 amMota +496Lead: Kamlager-Dove +28,452
  13. Nov 4Kamlager-Dove +1,921Lead: Kamlager-Dove +30,373
  14. Nov 5Kamlager-Dove +3,427Lead: Kamlager-Dove +33,800
  15. Nov 6Kamlager-Dove +2,686Lead: Kamlager-Dove +36,486
  16. Nov 7Kamlager-Dove +2,158Lead: Kamlager-Dove +38,644
  17. Nov 8Kamlager-Dove +972Lead: Kamlager-Dove +39,616
  18. Nov 9Mota +25Lead: Kamlager-Dove +39,591
  19. Nov 10Kamlager-Dove +59Lead: Kamlager-Dove +39,650

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.