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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 42

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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 42

  • Robert GarciaD174,08661.9%Leading
  • Brian BurleyR107,22438.1%

Garcia leads Burley by 66,862 votes (23.8 points).

Late count: Garcia took 66.8% of the 87,628 votes counted since election night, Burley 33.2%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Robert Garcia has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Garcia 61.9%Burley 38.1%8:19 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Robert Garcia has not trailed Brian Burley at any report.
+250−25Garcia aheadBurley aheadGarcia +23.88:19 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Garcia ahead by 37,362 votes. Counted since: Garcia ahead by 29,500 votes.

Election night · 193,682 votes

Garcia 59.6% · Burley 40.4%

Counted since · 87,628 votes

Garcia 66.8% · Burley 33.2%

Net gain in each count Garcia out-gained Burley in 18 of the 21 counts.

Garcia gained more · Burley gained more

  1. 8:19 pmGarcia +6,278Lead: Garcia +6,278
  2. 9:03 pmGarcia +31,332Lead: Garcia +37,610
  3. 9:29 pmGarcia +261Lead: Garcia +37,871
  4. 10:10 pmGarcia +125Lead: Garcia +37,996
  5. 10:43 pmBurley +2,849Lead: Garcia +35,147
  6. 11:09 pmGarcia +130Lead: Garcia +35,277
  7. 11:45 pmGarcia +258Lead: Garcia +35,535
  8. 12:09 amGarcia +1,234Lead: Garcia +36,769
  9. 12:45 amBurley +1,486Lead: Garcia +35,283
  10. 1:29 amGarcia +2,421Lead: Garcia +37,704
  11. 2:09 amBurley +961Lead: Garcia +36,743
  12. 3:17 amGarcia +619Lead: Garcia +37,362
  13. Nov 4Garcia +2,913Lead: Garcia +40,275
  14. Nov 5Garcia +5,737Lead: Garcia +46,012
  15. Nov 6Garcia +5,222Lead: Garcia +51,234
  16. Nov 7Garcia +8,786Lead: Garcia +60,020
  17. Nov 8Garcia +2,663Lead: Garcia +62,683
  18. Nov 9Garcia +983Lead: Garcia +63,666
  19. Nov 10Garcia +2,114Lead: Garcia +65,780
  20. Nov 11Garcia +867Lead: Garcia +66,647
  21. Nov 12Garcia +215Lead: Garcia +66,862

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.