Polls are closed in California. Elections officials are beginning to process and count millions of mail-in ballots from California’s General Election.
The Secretary of State’s Office website shows an estimated 5,812,580 ballots had been counted by Tuesday at 8:50 p.m.
Every registered California voter was sent a mail-in ballot. The process offers greater convenience for voters, but also delays results because election staff must spend more time verifying signatures and handling late-arriving ballots.
Leading up to the election, statewide ballot returns were slightly lower compared to the 2020 General Election. On Monday, roughly 42% of ballots had been returned; in 2020, that number was closer to 49%, according to election firm Political Data, Inc.
County election officials have until Dec. 5 to process and count ballots. The Secretary of State will certify the results of the election on Dec. 13.
This page will be updated as results come in. See full California election results here.
Presidential race
Vice President Kamala Harris won California’s 54 electoral college votes, according to a call by the Associated Press. (California’s electoral college lost one member after the 2020 census.) Harris’s projected win was called immediately after polls closed, far from a surprise in California.
The presidential race had not yet been called as of 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday night. As votes continue to be counted across the nation, including in several swing states, it’s likely to take a few days to know who has won the presidency.
U.S. Senate
Democratic Representative Adam Schiff has won the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat held for decades by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, according to a call made by the Associated Press shortly after polls closed. He had 57.5% of the preliminary results on Tuesday night.
Republican challenger (and former Los Angeles Dodgers baseball star) Steve Garvey had 42.5% of early results Tuesday evening.
U.S. Senate (special election)
A special election to fill the remainder of Feinstein’s senate term also appeared on the ballot this election. The seat is currently held by Sen. Laphonza Butler, who was appointed as a caretaker by Governor Gavin Newsom shortly after Feinstein’s death.
Schiff was also announced as the winner of this race, per the Associated Press.
U.S. House of Representatives
District 3:
Early results show Republican incumbent Rep. Kevin Kiley is leading with 53.3% in the race for Congressional District 3.
Democratic challenger Jessica Morse followed with 46.7% of early results Tuesday evening. Morse previously ran against Rep. Tom McClintock in 2018.
District 6:
Democratic incumbent Ami Bera leads early results with 58.3% in the race for Congressional District 6. Bera, who was first elected in 2012, has served on the Science, Space and Technology and Foreign Affairs committees, among others, during his time in Congress.
Republican realtor and financial investigator Chris Bish follows with 41.7% of early results Tuesday.
District 7:
Early results show Democratic incumbent Doris Matsui is leading with 65.5% in the race for Congressional District 7. Matusi, who was elected in 2005, is seeking her 11th two-year term in the House.
Republican challenger Tom Silva follows with 34.5% of early results Tuesday evening. Silva served as a member of the armed forces for 33 years and on the school board in his hometown of Galt.
California’s 7th Congressional District includes central and south Sacramento neighborhoods including Downtown, Midtown, Arden-Arcade, Lemon Hill and Florin along with the cities of West Sacramento and Elk Grove.
California state Assembly
District 6:
Early results show Democrat Maggie Krell leading with 66.2% in the race to replace Assembly member Kevin McCarty, who is running for Sacramento mayor. Krell currently serves as a Deputy Attorney General in the California Department of Justice, and has also been a lawyer for Planned Parenthood.
Republican trade advocate Nikki Ellis follows with 33.8% of early results Tuesday evening.
The 6th Assembly District spans from Sacramento’s Land Park neighborhood to Natomas, including downtown and Midtown, East Sacramento, and parts of Arden-Arcade.
District 7:
Early results show Republican incumbent Josh Hoover is leading with 52.6% in the race for the 7th Assembly District, a region that includes much of northeastern Sacramento County, including Fair Oaks, Rancho Cordova, Folsom, Citrus Heights and North Highlands. It also includes portions of Rosemont and Carmichael.
Democratic challenger Porsche Middleton follows with 47.4% of early results Tuesday evening.
District 10:
Democratic incumbent Stephanie Nguyen has 65.8% of the early results in the race to represent California’s 10th Assembly District. Nguyen was first elected to the role in 2022 and previously served on Elk Grove City Council.
Retired engineer Vinaya Singh follows with 34.2% of early results Tuesday evening.
The 10th Assembly District spans much of southern Sacramento County.
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