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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 43

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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 43

  • Maxine WatersD154,70382.9%Leading
  • Cristian MoralesR31,86817.1%

Waters leads Morales by 122,835 votes (65.8 points).

Late count: Waters took 86.1% of the 64,407 votes counted since election night, Morales 13.9%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Maxine Waters has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%100%Waters 82.9%Morales 17.1%8:23 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Maxine Waters has not trailed Cristian Morales at any report.
+700−70Waters aheadMorales aheadWaters +65.88:23 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Waters ahead by 76,352 votes. Counted since: Waters ahead by 46,483 votes.

Election night · 122,164 votes

Waters 81.2% · Morales 18.8%

Counted since · 64,407 votes

Waters 86.1% · Morales 13.9%

Net gain in each count Waters out-gained Morales in 19 of the 19 counts.

Waters gained more · Morales gained more

  1. 8:23 pmWaters +49,841Lead: Waters +49,841
  2. 9:03 pmWaters +6,956Lead: Waters +56,797
  3. 9:29 pmWaters +793Lead: Waters +57,590
  4. 10:10 pmWaters +921Lead: Waters +58,511
  5. 10:50 pmWaters +279Lead: Waters +58,790
  6. 11:29 pmWaters +1,264Lead: Waters +60,054
  7. 11:50 pmWaters +758Lead: Waters +60,812
  8. 12:29 amWaters +1,953Lead: Waters +62,765
  9. 1:09 amWaters +3,691Lead: Waters +66,456
  10. 1:49 amWaters +3,322Lead: Waters +69,778
  11. 2:27 amWaters +5,511Lead: Waters +75,289
  12. 3:17 amWaters +1,063Lead: Waters +76,352
  13. Nov 4Waters +6,177Lead: Waters +82,529
  14. Nov 5Waters +11,508Lead: Waters +94,037
  15. Nov 6Waters +10,152Lead: Waters +104,189
  16. Nov 7Waters +13,141Lead: Waters +117,330
  17. Nov 8Waters +3,824Lead: Waters +121,154
  18. Nov 9Waters +679Lead: Waters +121,833
  19. Nov 10Waters +1,002Lead: Waters +122,835

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.