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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 46

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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 46

  • Lou CorreaD138,76471.5%Leading
  • David PanR55,30828.5%

Correa leads Pan by 83,456 votes (43.0 points).

Late count: Correa took 77.3% of the 72,463 votes counted since election night, Pan 22.7%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Lou Correa has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Correa 71.5%Pan 28.5%8:19 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Lou Correa has not trailed David Pan at any report.
+450−45Correa aheadPan aheadCorrea +43.08:19 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Correa ahead by 43,923 votes. Counted since: Correa ahead by 39,533 votes.

Election night · 121,609 votes

Correa 68.1% · Pan 31.9%

Counted since · 72,463 votes

Correa 77.3% · Pan 22.7%

Net gain in each count Correa out-gained Pan in 17 of the 17 counts.

Correa gained more · Pan gained more

  1. 8:19 pmCorrea +33,455Lead: Correa +33,455
  2. 9:37 pmCorrea +311Lead: Correa +33,766
  3. 10:20 pmCorrea +457Lead: Correa +34,223
  4. 10:43 pmCorrea +441Lead: Correa +34,664
  5. 11:13 pmCorrea +794Lead: Correa +35,458
  6. 11:45 pmCorrea +2,254Lead: Correa +37,712
  7. 12:13 amCorrea +1,486Lead: Correa +39,198
  8. 12:45 amCorrea +4,505Lead: Correa +43,703
  9. 1:49 amCorrea +220Lead: Correa +43,923
  10. Nov 4Correa +4,742Lead: Correa +48,665
  11. Nov 5Correa +5,081Lead: Correa +53,746
  12. Nov 6Correa +4,715Lead: Correa +58,461
  13. Nov 7Correa +6,292Lead: Correa +64,753
  14. Nov 9Correa +7,349Lead: Correa +72,102
  15. Nov 10Correa +6,952Lead: Correa +79,054
  16. Nov 11Correa +3,773Lead: Correa +82,827
  17. Nov 12Correa +629Lead: Correa +83,456

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.