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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 7

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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 7

  • Doris MatsuiD124,28553.3%Leading
  • Mai VangD108,97146.7%

Matsui leads Vang by 15,314 votes (6.6 points).

Late count: Vang took 52.1% of the 101,276 votes counted since election night, Matsui 47.9%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Doris Matsui has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Matsui 53.3%Vang 46.7%8:15 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Doris Matsui has not trailed Mai Vang at any report.
+200−20Matsui aheadVang aheadMatsui +6.68:15 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Matsui ahead by 19,484 votes. Counted since: Vang ahead by 4,170 votes.

Election night · 131,980 votes

Matsui 57.4% · Vang 42.6%

Counted since · 101,276 votes

Matsui 47.9% · Vang 52.1%

Net gain in each count Matsui and Vang have each out-gained the other in 8 of the 16 counts.

Matsui gained more · Vang gained more

  1. 8:15 pmMatsui +8,014Lead: Matsui +8,014
  2. 8:19 pmMatsui +10,151Lead: Matsui +18,165
  3. 8:45 pmMatsui +2,163Lead: Matsui +20,328
  4. 10:05 pmVang +388Lead: Matsui +19,940
  5. 10:25 pmVang +1Lead: Matsui +19,939
  6. 10:33 pmMatsui +152Lead: Matsui +20,091
  7. 12:05 amVang +492Lead: Matsui +19,599
  8. 12:13 amMatsui +368Lead: Matsui +19,967
  9. 1:09 amMatsui +237Lead: Matsui +20,204
  10. 1:33 amVang +720Lead: Matsui +19,484
  11. Nov 5Matsui +742Lead: Matsui +20,226
  12. Nov 6Vang +355Lead: Matsui +19,871
  13. Nov 9Matsui +1,901Lead: Matsui +21,772
  14. Nov 10Vang +6,427Lead: Matsui +15,345
  15. Nov 11Vang +21Lead: Matsui +15,324
  16. Nov 12Vang +10Lead: Matsui +15,314

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.