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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 4

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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 4

  • Eric JonesD111,06952.2%Leading
  • Mike ThompsonD101,85947.8%

Jones leads Thompson by 9,210 votes (4.3 points).

Late count: Jones took 53.0% of the 93,958 votes counted since election night, Thompson 47.0%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Eric Jones took the lead at 9:23 pm.
0%20%40%60%Jones 52.2%Thompson 47.8%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Jones and Thompson have traded places once.
+100−10Jones aheadThompson aheadJones +4.38:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Jones ahead by 3,628 votes. Counted since: Jones ahead by 5,582 votes.

Election night · 118,970 votes

Jones 51.5% · Thompson 48.5%

Counted since · 93,958 votes

Jones 53.0% · Thompson 47.0%

Net gain in each count Jones out-gained Thompson in 15 of the 20 counts.

Jones gained more · Thompson gained more

  1. 8:05 pmThompson +348Lead: Thompson +348
  2. 8:15 pmThompson +1,670Lead: Thompson +2,018
  3. 8:23 pmThompson +3,442Lead: Thompson +5,460
  4. 8:55 pmJones +5,542Lead: Jones +82
  5. 9:35 pmJones +126Lead: Jones +208
  6. 10:10 pmJones +78Lead: Jones +286
  7. 11:25 pmJones +1,493Lead: Jones +1,779
  8. 11:50 pmJones +1,206Lead: Jones +2,985
  9. 12:09 amJones +168Lead: Jones +3,153
  10. 12:45 amJones +222Lead: Jones +3,375
  11. 1:41 amJones +158Lead: Jones +3,533
  12. 4:11 amJones +95Lead: Jones +3,628
  13. Nov 4Jones +197Lead: Jones +3,825
  14. Nov 5Thompson +196Lead: Jones +3,629
  15. Nov 6Jones +172Lead: Jones +3,801
  16. Nov 7Jones +3,898Lead: Jones +7,699
  17. Nov 9Jones +241Lead: Jones +7,940
  18. Nov 10Jones +375Lead: Jones +8,315
  19. Nov 11Thompson +126Lead: Jones +8,189
  20. Nov 12Jones +1,021Lead: Jones +9,210

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.