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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 39

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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 39

  • Mark TakanoD112,56468.2%Leading
  • Steve ManosR52,37131.8%

Takano leads Manos by 60,193 votes (36.5 points).

Late count: Takano took 70.6% of the 91,336 votes counted since election night, Manos 29.4%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Mark Takano has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Takano 68.2%Manos 31.8%8:15 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Mark Takano has not trailed Steve Manos at any report.
+400−40Takano aheadManos aheadTakano +36.58:15 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Takano ahead by 22,591 votes. Counted since: Takano ahead by 37,602 votes.

Election night · 73,599 votes

Takano 65.3% · Manos 34.7%

Counted since · 91,336 votes

Takano 70.6% · Manos 29.4%

Net gain in each count Takano out-gained Manos in 15 of the 15 counts.

Takano gained more · Manos gained more

  1. 8:15 pmTakano +20,718Lead: Takano +20,718
  2. 9:09 pmTakano +192Lead: Takano +20,910
  3. 10:13 pmTakano +563Lead: Takano +21,473
  4. 11:13 pmTakano +26Lead: Takano +21,499
  5. 12:13 amTakano +525Lead: Takano +22,024
  6. 1:09 amTakano +259Lead: Takano +22,283
  7. 2:15 amTakano +257Lead: Takano +22,540
  8. 4:21 amTakano +51Lead: Takano +22,591
  9. Nov 4Takano +3,819Lead: Takano +26,410
  10. Nov 5Takano +3,172Lead: Takano +29,582
  11. Nov 6Takano +5,266Lead: Takano +34,848
  12. Nov 7Takano +2,859Lead: Takano +37,707
  13. Nov 9Takano +3,389Lead: Takano +41,096
  14. Nov 11Takano +12,246Lead: Takano +53,342
  15. Nov 12Takano +6,851Lead: Takano +60,193

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.