California Governor
Governor · California · Statewide · General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Candidates on the November 3 ballot
- Xavier BecerraDemocratic
- Steve HiltonRepublican
Source: California Secretary of State, Certified List of Candidates, certified list (2026-08-27; retrieved 2026-10-30). Order of names does not reflect ballot order. Incumbent tags appear only where the official list marks incumbents. Photos come from the Candidate Alerts database where one is on file; otherwise initials are shown.
Certified candidates
Certified candidate list from Candidate Alerts, as of 2026-08-27, based on California Secretary of State. Includes candidates the database marks as on the November 3 ballot. Incumbent tags here follow the database.
Past election results
Demographics
2020 Census demographics by district are not yet published in this data set.
3,348 of 21,124 precincts are above 50%, and 8,031 are above 25%. Source: Census American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year block groups, allocated to current precinct shapes by area. Area coverage is good for 79% of precincts; treat the rest as approximate.
Poll status
Map
Statewide race. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (cb_2024_us_state_20m).
County map: past elections and demographics
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Precinct-level maps and tables are on the U.S. House district pages.
County results (58 counties)
| County | 2024 President | 2022 Governor | 2020 President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | Votes | Margin | Votes | Margin | Votes | |
| Alameda | D+53.6 | 669,907 | D+58.6 | 487,969 | D+62.5 | 770,070 |
| Alpine | D+32.0 | 738 | D+17.3 | 619 | D+31.3 | 741 |
| Amador | R+27.8 | 22,403 | R+35.4 | 18,655 | R+24.4 | 22,304 |
| Butte | R+3.1 | 94,556 | R+13.0 | 72,441 | D+1.7 | 102,066 |
| Calaveras | R+28.1 | 26,480 | R+33.1 | 21,240 | R+23.8 | 27,164 |
| Colusa | R+28.2 | 7,021 | R+44.2 | 5,562 | R+16.6 | 7,961 |
| Contra Costa | D+37.9 | 528,987 | D+36.6 | 388,503 | D+45.3 | 581,316 |
| Del Norte | R+16.4 | 10,565 | R+22.1 | 8,375 | R+15.6 | 11,453 |
| El Dorado | R+12.0 | 111,908 | R+22.1 | 88,671 | R+8.8 | 116,159 |
| Fresno | R+4.4 | 326,049 | R+10.2 | 219,085 | D+7.8 | 364,917 |
| Glenn | R+34.9 | 10,442 | R+51.3 | 7,930 | R+27.2 | 11,297 |
| Humboldt | D+28.4 | 64,232 | D+23.6 | 47,798 | D+33.4 | 68,843 |
| Imperial | R+0.9 | 54,038 | D+11.9 | 29,869 | D+24.4 | 56,743 |
| Inyo | R+3.0 | 8,953 | R+9.5 | 7,477 | D+0.1 | 9,484 |
| Kern | R+21.1 | 283,284 | R+26.1 | 188,712 | R+10.2 | 305,292 |
| Kings | R+23.0 | 41,508 | R+30.2 | 26,912 | R+12.3 | 43,861 |
| Lake | R+1.4 | 26,761 | R+2.9 | 20,131 | D+6.3 | 28,812 |
| Lassen | R+54.0 | 11,371 | R+68.5 | 9,170 | R+51.5 | 11,987 |
| Los Angeles | D+32.9 | 3,729,089 | D+35.6 | 2,389,227 | D+44.2 | 4,264,365 |
| Madera | R+20.8 | 54,632 | R+28.1 | 36,961 | R+11.6 | 53,732 |
| Marin | D+63.9 | 144,129 | D+60.1 | 119,064 | D+66.5 | 155,830 |
| Mariposa | R+21.1 | 9,509 | R+24.9 | 7,840 | R+18.1 | 10,280 |
| Mendocino | D+26.8 | 39,219 | D+25.2 | 30,394 | D+35.8 | 43,340 |
| Merced | R+4.4 | 86,411 | R+8.8 | 55,273 | D+10.6 | 90,554 |
| Modoc | R+46.7 | 4,016 | R+59.7 | 3,412 | R+45.1 | 4,343 |
| Mono | D+20.3 | 6,064 | D+9.1 | 4,569 | D+22.3 | 6,738 |
| Monterey | D+29.9 | 146,754 | D+27.8 | 102,129 | D+41.3 | 163,923 |
| Napa | D+34.9 | 65,561 | D+29.5 | 50,108 | D+40.4 | 72,150 |
| Nevada | D+12.2 | 62,144 | D+5.1 | 50,737 | D+14.8 | 64,750 |
| Orange | D+2.7 | 1,391,307 | R+3.0 | 956,940 | D+9.0 | 1,522,113 |
| Placer | R+8.5 | 234,871 | R+19.1 | 182,069 | R+6.6 | 235,084 |
| Plumas | R+16.9 | 10,070 | R+28.6 | 8,633 | R+16.7 | 11,260 |
| Riverside | R+1.3 | 940,510 | R+4.3 | 595,901 | D+7.9 | 997,156 |
| Sacramento | D+19.7 | 656,747 | D+15.0 | 477,613 | D+25.2 | 718,440 |
| San Benito | D+12.6 | 27,652 | D+6.5 | 19,578 | D+24.4 | 28,830 |
| San Bernardino | R+2.1 | 761,846 | R+5.2 | 454,500 | D+10.7 | 841,130 |
| San Diego | D+16.8 | 1,478,028 | D+11.6 | 1,029,228 | D+22.8 | 1,602,143 |
| San Francisco | D+64.8 | 402,997 | D+70.8 | 301,466 | D+72.5 | 443,553 |
| San Joaquin | R+0.9 | 263,709 | R+3.6 | 177,325 | D+13.9 | 288,492 |
| San Luis Obispo | D+10.9 | 150,812 | D+2.3 | 119,630 | D+13.1 | 159,714 |
| San Mateo | D+50.3 | 330,565 | D+50.0 | 247,517 | D+57.7 | 374,251 |
| Santa Barbara | D+26.7 | 184,781 | D+19.1 | 135,374 | D+32.1 | 200,339 |
| Santa Clara | D+39.9 | 750,606 | D+40.0 | 541,895 | D+47.4 | 850,741 |
| Santa Cruz | D+54.4 | 134,155 | D+51.9 | 104,169 | D+60.3 | 144,837 |
| Shasta | R+36.4 | 88,919 | R+45.7 | 68,520 | R+33.1 | 92,930 |
| Sierra | R+24.2 | 1,755 | R+31.4 | 1,543 | R+21.3 | 1,931 |
| Siskiyou | R+19.2 | 21,498 | R+28.6 | 17,723 | R+15.8 | 23,472 |
| Solano | D+23.0 | 189,883 | D+19.1 | 130,619 | D+30.3 | 205,877 |
| Sonoma | D+46.2 | 251,465 | D+41.8 | 197,454 | D+51.5 | 268,317 |
| Stanislaus | R+11.0 | 197,525 | R+15.5 | 130,967 | D+0.8 | 214,954 |
| Sutter | R+31.4 | 39,339 | R+35.4 | 28,106 | R+16.4 | 42,644 |
| Tehama | R+41.8 | 26,536 | R+51.3 | 20,631 | R+35.6 | 28,731 |
| Trinity | R+9.4 | 5,646 | R+17.8 | 4,527 | R+5.4 | 6,259 |
| Tulare | R+20.7 | 138,309 | R+27.1 | 91,326 | R+7.8 | 146,885 |
| Tuolumne | R+21.9 | 28,816 | R+27.1 | 23,230 | R+18.8 | 30,408 |
| Ventura | D+15.1 | 387,704 | D+9.1 | 280,935 | D+21.1 | 422,825 |
| Yolo | D+36.2 | 92,621 | D+32.1 | 67,135 | D+41.4 | 97,294 |
| Yuba | R+25.8 | 30,072 | R+33.4 | 19,631 | R+21.6 | 29,796 |
2024 President (Kamala D. Harris vs. Donald J. Trump). Source: California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote (candidates by county). Certified, California Secretary of State Statement of Vote.
2022 Governor (Gavin Newsom vs. Brian Dahle). Source: California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote (candidates by county). Certified, California Secretary of State Statement of Vote.
2020 President (Joseph R. Biden vs. Donald J. Trump). Source: California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote (candidates by county). Certified, California Secretary of State Statement of Vote.
County demographics
| County | Population | Voting-age pop. | % White non-Hisp. | % Hispanic | % Black | % Asian | Median income* | % Bachelor's+ | % 18-29 (of adults) | % 65+ | % Homeowners | % Below poverty | % Spanish at home (adults) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statewide | 34,443,673 | 26,878,616 | 33.9% | 39.8% | 5.4% | 15.2% | $113k | 37.2% | 20.8% | 15.6% | 55.4% | 12.2% | 27.5% |
| Alameda | 1,647,700 | 1,321,758 | 27.4% | 23.4% | 9.3% | 32.7% | $144k | 52.2% | 18.5% | 15.4% | 54.4% | 9.2% | 15.8% |
| Alpine | 1,617 | 1,296 | 57.1% | 13.4% | 0.0% | 2.2% | $106k | 41.1% | 26.5% | 21.1% | 78.2% | 10.0% | 8.8% |
| Amador | 41,416 | 35,029 | 72.6% | 16.0% | 1.9% | 1.3% | $89k | 22.4% | 12.2% | 27.6% | 80.4% | 8.2% | 7.1% |
| Butte | 207,930 | 165,478 | 65.1% | 20.0% | 1.7% | 5.5% | $77k | 31.9% | 26.6% | 18.4% | 57.3% | 19.2% | 10.3% |
| Calaveras | 46,212 | 38,386 | 76.4% | 14.5% | 1.0% | 2.2% | $88k | 23.9% | 11.5% | 29.2% | 84.0% | 13.0% | 6.2% |
| Colusa | 21,982 | 16,069 | 29.8% | 62.9% | 1.5% | 0.9% | $76k | 16.4% | 20.5% | 15.5% | 62.2% | 11.4% | 49.9% |
| Contra Costa | 1,162,266 | 906,819 | 38.1% | 27.6% | 7.9% | 18.7% | $141k | 45.3% | 17.6% | 17.1% | 68.0% | 8.4% | 18.5% |
| Del Norte | 26,682 | 21,099 | 59.8% | 19.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | $70k | 21.4% | 15.9% | 20.5% | 70.3% | 12.9% | 9.2% |
| El Dorado | 192,006 | 154,455 | 73.1% | 14.5% | 0.8% | 5.2% | $120k | 40.0% | 13.9% | 23.5% | 77.3% | 8.0% | 5.9% |
| Fresno | 1,015,897 | 733,568 | 26.2% | 54.5% | 4.2% | 10.9% | $84k | 24.3% | 23.4% | 12.9% | 55.5% | 18.3% | 34.0% |
| Glenn | 28,496 | 20,874 | 47.5% | 45.0% | 0.2% | 3.0% | $74k | 15.1% | 20.5% | 17.2% | 61.2% | 16.0% | 35.3% |
| Humboldt | 134,452 | 109,170 | 69.5% | 14.2% | 1.3% | 3.0% | $66k | 33.1% | 23.1% | 19.8% | 56.5% | 18.7% | 6.7% |
| Imperial | 179,593 | 128,692 | 9.1% | 85.9% | 2.0% | 1.3% | $69k | 16.1% | 23.4% | 13.7% | 56.9% | 19.5% | 75.4% |
| Inyo | 18,734 | 14,955 | 58.0% | 24.2% | 0.5% | 1.5% | $73k | 31.5% | 14.5% | 24.9% | 66.4% | 10.9% | 13.5% |
| Kern | 913,765 | 652,656 | 29.6% | 56.5% | 4.8% | 5.1% | $79k | 18.8% | 24.2% | 11.9% | 60.1% | 19.1% | 40.3% |
| Kings | 153,249 | 112,141 | 28.0% | 58.2% | 5.8% | 3.6% | $75k | 13.6% | 25.7% | 10.8% | 54.2% | 16.0% | 38.3% |
| Lake | 75,163 | 59,315 | 63.8% | 24.0% | 2.0% | 2.3% | $76k | 21.8% | 14.9% | 23.7% | 70.0% | 16.1% | 15.4% |
| Lassen | 30,354 | 24,743 | 61.3% | 22.6% | 6.1% | 2.0% | $69k | 13.1% | 20.2% | 16.5% | 68.2% | 14.0% | 16.0% |
| Los Angeles | 9,803,196 | 7,785,069 | 24.7% | 48.5% | 7.4% | 14.9% | $101k | 36.0% | 20.7% | 15.2% | 45.9% | 13.7% | 37.2% |
| Madera | 161,444 | 117,604 | 29.9% | 60.9% | 2.5% | 2.4% | $84k | 18.0% | 22.7% | 14.4% | 67.5% | 19.2% | 42.2% |
| Marin | 257,929 | 207,947 | 65.1% | 19.5% | 2.1% | 6.1% | $162k | 61.1% | 13.7% | 23.8% | 64.7% | 8.3% | 12.8% |
| Mariposa | 17,079 | 14,139 | 74.0% | 14.7% | 0.9% | 1.9% | $78k | 31.8% | 11.2% | 29.7% | 74.7% | 14.0% | 8.4% |
| Mendocino | 89,995 | 71,132 | 61.1% | 27.6% | 0.6% | 2.1% | $75k | 25.1% | 15.2% | 24.5% | 61.7% | 15.4% | 17.1% |
| Merced | 296,057 | 211,159 | 23.4% | 63.3% | 2.5% | 7.1% | $71k | 15.3% | 25.8% | 11.7% | 54.2% | 19.0% | 45.8% |
| Modoc | 8,601 | 6,962 | 74.8% | 15.7% | 0.6% | 2.1% | $60k | 24.8% | 14.1% | 31.7% | 77.4% | 17.9% | 9.9% |
| Mono | 13,151 | 10,821 | 64.9% | 27.1% | 0.1% | 1.8% | $107k | 32.1% | 11.6% | 17.5% | 65.4% | 8.6% | 16.7% |
| Monterey | 437,318 | 325,065 | 26.8% | 61.6% | 2.0% | 5.5% | $105k | 28.2% | 22.5% | 14.9% | 52.1% | 12.7% | 47.4% |
| Napa | 134,846 | 108,622 | 48.6% | 36.4% | 1.7% | 8.1% | $118k | 39.8% | 17.6% | 21.1% | 63.4% | 8.5% | 24.8% |
| Nevada | 102,468 | 85,058 | 80.7% | 10.7% | 0.3% | 1.6% | $100k | 41.5% | 11.9% | 29.3% | 75.5% | 11.0% | 5.3% |
| Orange | 254,046 | 199,150 | 55.8% | 21.2% | 1.2% | 15.6% | $162k | 53.3% | 14.9% | 18.3% | 77.6% | 5.8% | 11.8% |
| Placer | 418,419 | 327,247 | 65.5% | 15.7% | 1.6% | 9.1% | $124k | 43.2% | 15.7% | 20.5% | 74.8% | 6.8% | 6.3% |
| Plumas | 19,423 | 16,087 | 80.8% | 10.3% | 1.0% | 0.8% | $73k | 22.5% | 10.7% | 31.5% | 74.6% | 10.6% | 5.4% |
| Riverside | 531,596 | 398,287 | 39.9% | 39.1% | 5.8% | 8.5% | $119k | 29.5% | 19.5% | 14.6% | 76.6% | 7.7% | 23.9% |
| Sacramento | 1,593,455 | 1,229,027 | 40.6% | 24.2% | 9.0% | 17.6% | $100k | 34.1% | 20.0% | 15.3% | 59.0% | 12.5% | 12.9% |
| San Benito | 67,267 | 50,257 | 29.2% | 62.4% | 0.8% | 3.5% | $121k | 24.1% | 20.3% | 13.7% | 67.9% | 6.7% | 39.9% |
| San Bernardino | 2,196,302 | 1,636,085 | 24.7% | 55.2% | 7.5% | 8.1% | $93k | 23.3% | 23.1% | 12.6% | 62.1% | 13.3% | 36.6% |
| San Diego | 3,285,165 | 2,598,473 | 42.4% | 34.6% | 4.4% | 12.1% | $118k | 43.2% | 22.0% | 15.4% | 54.6% | 10.3% | 23.6% |
| San Francisco | 827,937 | 714,759 | 36.8% | 16.2% | 4.7% | 34.9% | $154k | 60.4% | 18.7% | 17.7% | 38.2% | 11.1% | 10.7% |
| San Joaquin | 799,863 | 590,210 | 26.7% | 42.6% | 6.6% | 18.2% | $102k | 22.7% | 21.8% | 13.5% | 62.0% | 12.5% | 26.7% |
| San Luis Obispo | 281,345 | 232,122 | 64.5% | 25.0% | 1.1% | 3.4% | $102k | 39.8% | 24.7% | 22.1% | 62.1% | 12.9% | 12.4% |
| San Mateo | 740,608 | 595,847 | 34.7% | 24.9% | 2.0% | 31.1% | $169k | 53.7% | 17.2% | 17.8% | 58.5% | 6.7% | 17.1% |
| Santa Barbara | 442,916 | 343,553 | 40.6% | 48.3% | 1.5% | 5.1% | $111k | 36.8% | 27.9% | 16.6% | 52.4% | 14.6% | 31.4% |
| Santa Clara | 1,901,129 | 1,511,220 | 27.2% | 25.0% | 2.2% | 40.3% | $171k | 56.5% | 20.5% | 14.8% | 55.1% | 7.1% | 16.4% |
| Santa Cruz | 263,645 | 215,064 | 53.8% | 35.3% | 0.7% | 4.7% | $119k | 43.8% | 24.7% | 19.0% | 60.0% | 11.6% | 24.2% |
| Shasta | 181,429 | 142,281 | 75.3% | 11.8% | 0.8% | 3.4% | $77k | 23.8% | 17.0% | 21.5% | 65.6% | 13.3% | 4.2% |
| Sierra | 2,747 | 2,350 | 86.0% | 11.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | $56k | 25.8% | 11.5% | 35.1% | 72.1% | 4.5% | 10.0% |
| Siskiyou | 43,465 | 34,775 | 73.3% | 13.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | $62k | 23.3% | 13.6% | 27.8% | 69.2% | 16.4% | 6.3% |
| Solano | 451,974 | 353,133 | 33.2% | 29.6% | 12.3% | 15.9% | $108k | 28.8% | 19.0% | 17.4% | 63.0% | 10.0% | 17.7% |
| Sonoma | 484,745 | 392,364 | 57.9% | 30.0% | 1.5% | 4.4% | $113k | 38.5% | 16.8% | 21.5% | 62.6% | 8.9% | 19.5% |
| Stanislaus | 582,514 | 426,836 | 35.5% | 50.8% | 2.6% | 5.9% | $88k | 19.3% | 22.4% | 13.6% | 61.1% | 13.7% | 34.6% |
| Sutter | 98,833 | 73,965 | 40.7% | 32.9% | 1.6% | 17.5% | $87k | 20.9% | 20.6% | 16.4% | 61.3% | 14.4% | 19.8% |
| Tehama | 65,162 | 49,467 | 61.4% | 29.1% | 0.8% | 1.7% | $69k | 19.3% | 17.3% | 20.1% | 67.1% | 15.6% | 17.9% |
| Trinity | 15,857 | 13,131 | 77.4% | 6.1% | 1.1% | 0.6% | $55k | 22.4% | 10.7% | 30.2% | 71.7% | 20.7% | 4.0% |
| Tulare | 478,099 | 335,872 | 25.4% | 66.6% | 1.3% | 3.5% | $78k | 16.6% | 24.4% | 11.9% | 58.5% | 17.9% | 46.9% |
| Tuolumne | 54,502 | 45,196 | 78.0% | 13.6% | 1.8% | 1.5% | $83k | 24.6% | 14.2% | 28.1% | 73.9% | 10.4% | 4.6% |
| Ventura | 836,603 | 653,995 | 41.9% | 44.4% | 1.7% | 7.1% | $119k | 36.1% | 19.6% | 17.4% | 64.6% | 9.3% | 29.6% |
| Yolo | 220,536 | 176,255 | 41.8% | 33.4% | 2.4% | 14.9% | $105k | 44.8% | 34.3% | 13.5% | 54.3% | 16.7% | 20.5% |
| Yuba | 84,488 | 61,529 | 49.0% | 30.8% | 3.8% | 7.9% | $82k | 17.7% | 22.4% | 13.1% | 63.5% | 14.2% | 18.0% |
Demographics are Census American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates for block groups, summed to counties. They describe the resident population, not registered or likely voters, and include non-citizens. ACS margins of error are not shown; small counties carry large error. Median income is a household-weighted average of block-group medians, an approximation.
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