California · Governor · 2026
California moved 11 points toward the Democrats
Xavier Becerra won with 65.5%, a D+31.0 margin against California’s D+20.1 vote for president in 2024. 52 of 56 counties moved toward the Democrats.
Live · Updated · 73.7% reported
65.5
Xavier Becerra
6,661,056 votes
✓ Winner · AP call 11:00 p.m. ET, Nov. 3
34.5
Steve Hilton
3,506,066 votes
Vote share · per AP73.7% reported
65.5%34.5%
Results per AP ·
Margin vs 2024D+10.9 swing
2026 D+31.0
2024 president D+20.1
Chance of winningExternal ↗
Xavier Becerra >99% · settled Yes
10.8M contracts traded · prices, not our forecast ·
Every county, by margin
Bars show 2026; dots show the 2024 presidential race. Paler bars: under half the vote counted.
County← More DemocraticMore Republican →20262024
San Francisco
D+69.2D+64.8
Alameda
D+61.3D+53.6
Marin
D+59.2D+63.9
Santa Cruz
D+58.2D+54.4
Sonoma
D+51.9D+46.2
San Mateo
D+48.5D+50.3
Yolo
D+46.3D+36.2
Los Angeles
D+46.1D+32.9
Contra Costa
D+42.5D+37.9
Santa Clara
D+41.1D+39.9
Napa
D+40.5D+34.9
Monterey
D+40.2D+29.9
Mendocino
D+38.4D+26.8
Alpine
D+32.5D+32.0
Santa Barbara
D+31.9D+26.7
Humboldt
D+31.9D+28.4
Imperial
D+31.1R+0.9
Solano
D+30.3D+23.0
Sacramento
D+29.5D+19.7
San Benito
D+23.3D+12.6
Mono
D+22.5D+20.3
San Diego
D+22.1D+16.8
Ventura
D+21.5D+15.1
San Joaquin
D+16.4R+0.9
San Bernardino
D+16.1R+2.1
Merced
D+15.9R+4.4
Nevada
D+15.8D+12.2
Riverside
D+15.5R+1.3
San Luis Obispo
D+14.4D+10.9
Lake
D+12.2R+1.4
Orange
D+7.9D+2.7
Fresno
D+7.8R+4.4
Stanislaus
D+5.9R+11.0
Inyo
D+4.8R+3.0
Butte
R+0.5R+3.1
Kern
R+0.7R+21.1
Tulare
R+3.4R+20.7
Madera
R+3.4R+20.8
Placer
R+5.2R+8.5
Kings
R+6.0R+23.0
Trinity
R+6.2R+9.4
Del Norte
R+8.0R+16.4
Colusa
R+11.0R+28.2
El Dorado
R+12.3R+12.0
Yuba
R+13.9R+25.8
Plumas
R+14.2R+16.9
Sutter
R+14.6R+31.4
Siskiyou
R+17.3R+19.2
Mariposa
R+18.1R+21.1
Tuolumne
R+18.7R+21.9
Sierra
R+23.9R+24.2
Shasta
R+27.2R+36.4
Calaveras
R+27.5R+28.1
Amador
R+27.8R+27.8
Glenn
R+30.9R+34.9
Tehama
R+33.6R+41.8
Modoc
R+46.3R+46.7
Lassen
R+53.2R+54.0
Each place shows the latest report from any source we collect: AP, the networks, DDHQ and state and county election offices, credited row by row. Race calls are AP’s. Counts are unofficial until certified. How we collect and check results.