California · Governor · 2026
Becerra wins by 29 points
Xavier Becerra won with 64.6%, a D+29.3 margin against California’s D+20.1 vote for president in 2024. 49 of 52 counties moved toward the Democrats.
Live · Updated · 65.3% reported
64.6
Xavier Becerra
5,671,949 votes
✓ Winner · AP call 11:00 p.m. ET, Nov. 3
35.4
Steve Hilton
3,103,607 votes
Vote share · per NPR65.3% reported
64.6%35.4%
Results per NPR ·
Margin vs 2024D+9.2 swing
2026 D+29.3
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+68.1D+64.8
Marin
D+59.2D+63.9
Alameda
D+58.4D+53.6
Santa Cruz
D+58.3D+54.4
Sonoma
D+51.9D+46.2
San Mateo
D+48.1D+50.3
Yolo
D+46.5D+36.2
Los Angeles
D+44.2D+32.9
Contra Costa
D+41.6D+37.9
Santa Clara
D+40.3D+39.9
Monterey
D+40.2D+29.9
Mendocino
D+38.4D+26.8
Napa
D+38.1D+34.9
Alpine
D+32.5D+32.0
Santa Barbara
D+31.9D+26.7
Humboldt
D+31.9D+28.4
Imperial
D+31.0R+0.9
Solano
D+30.1D+23.0
Sacramento
D+27.4D+19.7
Mono
D+22.3D+20.3
San Diego
D+21.4D+16.8
Ventura
D+21.3D+15.1
San Benito
D+19.5D+12.6
San Bernardino
D+16.8R+2.1
Nevada
D+16.6D+12.2
Merced
D+16.1R+4.4
San Luis Obispo
D+15.4D+10.9
Riverside
D+15.1R+1.3
San Joaquin
D+13.7R+0.9
Lake
D+12.2R+1.4
Fresno
D+7.8R+4.4
Orange
D+7.7D+2.7
Stanislaus
D+5.8R+11.0
Inyo
D+4.8R+3.0
Butte
R+0.5R+3.1
Kern
R+0.7R+21.1
Madera
R+3.4R+20.8
Tulare
R+3.8R+20.7
Trinity
R+4.2R+9.4
Placer
R+5.5R+8.5
Del Norte
R+5.7R+16.4
Kings
R+6.0R+23.0
El Dorado
R+10.3R+12.0
Colusa
R+11.0R+28.2
Plumas
R+14.2R+16.9
Sutter
R+15.1R+31.4
Tuolumne
R+15.4R+21.9
Yuba
R+15.4R+25.8
Siskiyou
R+16.3R+19.2
Mariposa
R+18.1R+21.1
Calaveras
R+23.9R+28.1
Amador
R+24.5R+27.8
Sierra
R+25.1R+24.2
Shasta
R+27.5R+36.4
Glenn
R+30.9R+34.9
Tehama
R+33.6R+41.8
Modoc
R+46.3R+46.7
Lassen
R+50.0R+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.