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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 38

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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 38

  • Hilda SolisD144,53567.4%Leading
  • Pedro Antonio CasasR69,95232.6%

Solis leads Casas by 74,583 votes (34.8 points).

Late count: Solis took 72.9% of the 64,462 votes counted since election night, Casas 27.1%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Hilda Solis took the lead at 8:23 pm.
0%20%40%60%80%Solis 67.4%Casas 32.6%8:19 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Solis and Casas have traded places once.
+400−40Solis aheadCasas aheadSolis +34.88:19 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Solis ahead by 45,047 votes. Counted since: Solis ahead by 29,536 votes.

Election night · 150,025 votes

Solis 65.0% · Casas 35.0%

Counted since · 64,462 votes

Solis 72.9% · Casas 27.1%

Net gain in each count Solis out-gained Casas in 18 of the 21 counts.

Solis gained more · Casas gained more

  1. 8:19 pmCasas +1,281Lead: Casas +1,281
  2. 9:03 pmSolis +38,486Lead: Solis +37,205
  3. 9:29 pmSolis +1,007Lead: Solis +38,212
  4. 10:10 pmSolis +618Lead: Solis +38,830
  5. 10:43 pmCasas +668Lead: Solis +38,162
  6. 11:09 pmSolis +1,175Lead: Solis +39,337
  7. 11:45 pmCasas +1,412Lead: Solis +37,925
  8. 12:09 amSolis +1,589Lead: Solis +39,514
  9. 12:45 amSolis +587Lead: Solis +40,101
  10. 1:29 amSolis +2,814Lead: Solis +42,915
  11. 2:09 amSolis +1,788Lead: Solis +44,703
  12. 3:17 amSolis +344Lead: Solis +45,047
  13. Nov 4Solis +4,023Lead: Solis +49,070
  14. Nov 5Solis +7,060Lead: Solis +56,130
  15. Nov 6Solis +6,803Lead: Solis +62,933
  16. Nov 7Solis +7,823Lead: Solis +70,756
  17. Nov 8Solis +2,095Lead: Solis +72,851
  18. Nov 9Solis +338Lead: Solis +73,189
  19. Nov 10Solis +1,292Lead: Solis +74,481
  20. Nov 11Solis +67Lead: Solis +74,548
  21. Nov 12Solis +35Lead: Solis +74,583

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.