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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 41

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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 41

  • Linda SánchezD169,96267.5%Leading
  • Mitch ClemmonsR81,76232.5%

Sánchez leads Clemmons by 88,200 votes (35.0 points).

Late count: Sánchez took 72.7% of the 83,056 votes counted since election night, Clemmons 27.3%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Linda Sánchez has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Sánchez 67.5%Clemmons 32.5%8:19 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Linda Sánchez has not trailed Mitch Clemmons at any report.
+400−40Sánchez aheadClemmons aheadSánchez +35.08:19 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Sánchez ahead by 50,416 votes. Counted since: Sánchez ahead by 37,784 votes.

Election night · 168,668 votes

Sánchez 64.9% · Clemmons 35.1%

Counted since · 83,056 votes

Sánchez 72.7% · Clemmons 27.3%

Net gain in each count Sánchez out-gained Clemmons in 20 of the 21 counts.

Sánchez gained more · Clemmons gained more

  1. 8:19 pmSánchez +4,069Lead: Sánchez +4,069
  2. 9:03 pmSánchez +38,791Lead: Sánchez +42,860
  3. 9:29 pmSánchez +632Lead: Sánchez +43,492
  4. 10:10 pmSánchez +566Lead: Sánchez +44,058
  5. 10:43 pmClemmons +517Lead: Sánchez +43,541
  6. 11:09 pmSánchez +949Lead: Sánchez +44,490
  7. 11:45 pmSánchez +1,432Lead: Sánchez +45,922
  8. 12:09 amSánchez +967Lead: Sánchez +46,889
  9. 12:45 amSánchez +258Lead: Sánchez +47,147
  10. 1:29 amSánchez +2,539Lead: Sánchez +49,686
  11. 2:09 amSánchez +579Lead: Sánchez +50,265
  12. 3:17 amSánchez +151Lead: Sánchez +50,416
  13. Nov 4Sánchez +5,936Lead: Sánchez +56,352
  14. Nov 5Sánchez +9,346Lead: Sánchez +65,698
  15. Nov 6Sánchez +8,225Lead: Sánchez +73,923
  16. Nov 7Sánchez +9,019Lead: Sánchez +82,942
  17. Nov 8Sánchez +1,895Lead: Sánchez +84,837
  18. Nov 9Sánchez +918Lead: Sánchez +85,755
  19. Nov 10Sánchez +1,946Lead: Sánchez +87,701
  20. Nov 11Sánchez +418Lead: Sánchez +88,119
  21. Nov 12Sánchez +81Lead: Sánchez +88,200

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.