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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 5

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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 5

  • Michael MasudaD124,04244.1%
  • Tom McClintockR156,99055.9%Leading

McClintock leads Masuda by 32,948 votes (11.7 points).

Late count: McClintock took 55.2% of the 98,429 votes counted since election night, Masuda 44.8%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Tom McClintock has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%McClintock 55.9%Masuda 44.1%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Tom McClintock has not trailed Michael Masuda at any report.
+150−15McClintock aheadMasuda aheadMcClintock +11.78:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: McClintock ahead by 22,689 votes. Counted since: McClintock ahead by 10,259 votes.

Election night · 182,603 votes

Masuda 43.8% · McClintock 56.2%

Counted since · 98,429 votes

Masuda 44.8% · McClintock 55.2%

Net gain in each count McClintock out-gained Masuda in 18 of the 19 counts.

Masuda gained more · McClintock gained more

  1. 8:05 pmMcClintock +9,088Lead: McClintock +9,088
  2. 8:23 pmMcClintock +1,615Lead: McClintock +10,703
  3. 8:45 pmMcClintock +1,343Lead: McClintock +12,046
  4. 9:35 pmMcClintock +1,843Lead: McClintock +13,889
  5. 9:45 pmMcClintock +1,071Lead: McClintock +14,960
  6. 10:20 pmMcClintock +658Lead: McClintock +15,618
  7. 10:33 pmMcClintock +42Lead: McClintock +15,660
  8. 11:09 pmMcClintock +2,066Lead: McClintock +17,726
  9. 11:33 pmMcClintock +3,332Lead: McClintock +21,058
  10. 11:55 pmMcClintock +16Lead: McClintock +21,074
  11. 12:35 amMcClintock +451Lead: McClintock +21,525
  12. 1:19 amMcClintock +1,164Lead: McClintock +22,689
  13. Nov 4Masuda +297Lead: McClintock +22,392
  14. Nov 5McClintock +815Lead: McClintock +23,207
  15. Nov 6McClintock +4,462Lead: McClintock +27,669
  16. Nov 9McClintock +1,035Lead: McClintock +28,704
  17. Nov 10McClintock +3,473Lead: McClintock +32,177
  18. Nov 11McClintock +5Lead: McClintock +32,182
  19. Nov 12McClintock +766Lead: McClintock +32,948

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.