California · 23rd District · 2026

Obernolte leads Hodge by 3 points

Jay Obernolte has 51.3% with 66.6% of the expected vote counted. AP has not called the race.

Live · Updated 9:39 p.m. ET, Nov. 5 · 66.6% reported

51.3

Jay Obernolte

78,084 votes

48.7

Tessa Hodge

74,188 votes

Vote share · per AP66.6% reported

51.3%48.7%

Results per AP · 02:39 UTC

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