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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 48

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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 48

  • Marni von WilpertD155,54759.7%Leading
  • Jim DesmondR104,84740.3%

Wilpert leads Desmond by 50,700 votes (19.5 points).

Late count: Wilpert took 60.0% of the 104,455 votes counted since election night, Desmond 40.0%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Marni von Wilpert has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Wilpert 59.7%Desmond 40.3%8:15 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Marni von Wilpert has not trailed Jim Desmond at any report.
+200−20Wilpert aheadDesmond aheadWilpert +19.58:15 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Wilpert ahead by 29,909 votes. Counted since: Wilpert ahead by 20,791 votes.

Election night · 155,939 votes

Wilpert 59.6% · Desmond 40.4%

Counted since · 104,455 votes

Wilpert 60.0% · Desmond 40.0%

Net gain in each count Wilpert out-gained Desmond in 17 of the 19 counts.

Wilpert gained more · Desmond gained more

  1. 8:15 pmWilpert +26,588Lead: Wilpert +26,588
  2. 9:09 pmWilpert +44Lead: Wilpert +26,632
  3. 10:10 pmWilpert +5Lead: Wilpert +26,637
  4. 10:13 pmWilpert +249Lead: Wilpert +26,886
  5. 11:03 pmDesmond +23Lead: Wilpert +26,863
  6. 11:13 pmWilpert +28Lead: Wilpert +26,891
  7. 12:13 amWilpert +614Lead: Wilpert +27,505
  8. 1:01 amWilpert +630Lead: Wilpert +28,135
  9. 1:09 amWilpert +156Lead: Wilpert +28,291
  10. 2:15 amWilpert +186Lead: Wilpert +28,477
  11. 2:57 amWilpert +1,521Lead: Wilpert +29,998
  12. 4:21 amDesmond +89Lead: Wilpert +29,909
  13. Nov 4Wilpert +615Lead: Wilpert +30,524
  14. Nov 5Wilpert +1,922Lead: Wilpert +32,446
  15. Nov 6Wilpert +2,933Lead: Wilpert +35,379
  16. Nov 7Wilpert +540Lead: Wilpert +35,919
  17. Nov 9Wilpert +7,293Lead: Wilpert +43,212
  18. Nov 11Wilpert +4,567Lead: Wilpert +47,779
  19. Nov 12Wilpert +2,921Lead: Wilpert +50,700

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.