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California Election Results

California Election Results

California’s junior senator, Kamala Harris, is the first Democrat from the state to run on a major-party presidential ticket. Read more

But, ultimately, the presidential election served more as a lure to the polls for many Californians, and the state went to Joseph R. Biden Jr. Voters will have much more say in a dozen statewide ballot measures and local contests -- including congressional races.

In some House districts, Republicans are fighting to retake seats lost in the so-called "blue wave" of Democratic wins in 2018, particularly in previously long-held Republican strongholds that include Orange County.

Key ballot propositions, which have been the subjects of some of the most expensive campaigns in the country, will serve as barometers for how Californians really feel about broad questions like what kind of influence big companies should have on labor law. — JILL COWAN Read less

President

Winner

Joseph R. Biden Jr. wins California.

Race called by The Associated Press.

Updated Jan. 12, 2021
Vote totals certified
Candidate Party Votes Pct. Electoral votes E.V.
Biden Joseph R. Biden Jr. Winner Democrat Dem. 11,110,250 63.5% 55
Trump* Donald J. Trump* Republican Rep. 6,006,429 34.3%
Jorgensen Jo Jorgensen Libertarian Lib. 187,895 1.1%
Hawkins Howie Hawkins Green Green 81,029 0.5%
De La Fuente Rocky De La Fuente Other Other 60,160 0.3%
La Riva Gloria La Riva Independent Ind. 51,037 0.3%
Write-ins Write-ins 4,081 <0.1%
Total reported Total reported 17,500,881
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The vote count has been certified in California.

Biden
Trump
17.5 million votes reported

Presidential results by county

County Margin 2016 margin Est. votes reported Total votes Absentee
Los Angeles Biden +44 D+49.3
100%
4,264,365 2,857,809
San Diego Biden +23 D+19.6
100%
1,602,143 1,399,950
Orange Biden +9 D+8.6
100%
1,522,113 1,086,838
Riverside Biden +8 D+5.4
100%
997,156 391,521
Santa Clara Biden +47 D+52.1
100%
850,741
San Bernardino Biden +11 D+10.6
100%
841,130 342,615
Alameda Biden +63 D+63.5
100%
770,070 292,999
Sacramento Biden +25 D+24.2
100%
718,440
Contra Costa Biden +45 D+43
100%
581,316 313,531
San Francisco Biden +73 D+75.2
100%
443,553 318,178
Ventura Biden +21 D+17.4
100%
422,825
San Mateo Biden +58 D+57.2
100%
374,251 227,577
Fresno Biden +8 D+6
100%
364,917 231,308
Kern Trump +10 R+12.7
100%
305,292 126,942
San Joaquin Biden +14 D+14.2
100%
288,492
Sonoma Biden +51 D+46.7
100%
268,317
Placer Trump +7 R+11.6
100%
235,084
Stanislaus Biden +0.79 D+1.8
100%
214,954 137,525
Solano Biden +30 D+30
100%
205,877
Santa Barbara Biden +32 D+28.4
100%
200,339
Monterey Biden +41 D+40.6
100%
163,923 112,564
San Luis Obispo Biden +13 D+8
100%
159,714 111,693
Marin Biden +67 D+61.8
100%
155,830
Tulare Trump +8 R+9.4
100%
146,885 81,532
Santa Cruz Biden +60 D+56
100%
144,837
El Dorado Trump +9 R+13.5
100%
116,159 82,522
Butte Biden +1.7 R+3.7
100%
102,066
Yolo Biden +41 D+41.4
100%
97,294
Shasta Trump +33 R+36.4
100%
92,930
Merced Biden +11 D+12.1
100%
90,554
Napa Biden +40 D+35.5
100%
72,150 42,386
Humboldt Biden +33 D+24.7
100%
68,843 37,861
Nevada Biden +15 D+4.9
100%
64,750 26,010
Imperial Biden +24 D+41.5
100%
56,743 27,661
Madera Trump +12 R+14.5
100%
53,732 35,718
Kings Trump +12 R+13
100%
43,861 32,998
Mendocino Biden +36 D+29.5
100%
43,340 43,010
Sutter Trump +16 R+15.1
100%
42,644
Tuolumne Trump +19 R+21
100%
30,408
Yuba Trump +22 R+22.9
100%
29,796 15,496
San Benito Biden +24 D+21.2
100%
28,830 21,132
Lake Biden +6 D+3.6
100%
28,812
Tehama Trump +36 R+36.3
100%
28,731
Calaveras Trump +24 R+23.7
100%
27,164 18,851
Siskiyou Trump +16 R+20
100%
23,472
Amador Trump +24 R+24.9
100%
22,304 17,773
Lassen Trump +51 R+50
100%
11,987
Del Norte Trump +16 R+17.3
100%
11,453
Glenn Trump +27 R+28.8
100%
11,297 5,134
Plumas Trump +17 R+19.9
100%
11,260
Mariposa Trump +18 R+23.2
100%
10,280 8,259
Inyo Biden +0.15 R+13.4
100%
9,484 5,305
Colusa Trump +17 R+13.3
100%
7,961
Mono Biden +22 D+12.5
100%
6,738 4,958
Trinity Trump +5 R+10.3
100%
6,259 5,048
Modoc Trump +45 R+47.3
100%
4,343
Sierra Trump +21 R+24.1
100%
1,931
Alpine Biden +31 D+19.4
100%
741 731
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Absentee votes for presidential candidates

Some states and counties will report candidate vote totals for mail-in ballots, but some places may not report comprehensive vote type data.

Candidate Absentee/early votesVotes Pct.
Biden 5,720,708 67.6%
Trump 2,588,159 30.6%
Jorgensen 76,476 0.9%
Hawkins 34,929 0.4%
De La Fuente 23,201 0.3%
La Riva 19,962 0.2%
Write-ins 5 <0.1%
Total reported 8,463,440
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57% of counties (33 of 58) have reported absentee votes. Data for absentee votes may not be available in some places.

Latest updates

Maggie Astor Jan. 7, 2021

Vice President Mike Pence affirms Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Kamala Harris as the next president and vice president.

U.S. House

Key Races

21st District › WinnerValadao +0.89
Don’t expect to see David Valadao invoking the president as he wages a tough, personal campaign to win back the Central Valley House seat he narrowly lost in 2018 to T.J. Cox, the Democratic candidate. Instead, Mr. Valadao has been portraying himself as a moderate Republican who can bridge partisan divides, while Mr. Cox has countered with a campaign tying his challenger to President Trump.
100% reported
25th District › WinnerGarcia +0.10
Katie Hill, a Democratic newcomer, won this seat in 2018 as part of California’s “blue wave.” But her resignation a year ago reopened the field to a wide range of contenders, including Mike Garcia, a Republican former military pilot, who easily beat Christy Smith, a Democratic member of the State Assembly, in a May special election. That win for the seat was just on a temporary basis, though, and the two are now fighting a rematch.
100% reported

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Ballot Measures

Proposition 14: Support Bonds for Stem Cell Research
Yes 51% Winner No 49%
16,809,848 votes reported
Proposition 15: Change Commercial Property Taxes to Fund Education
Yes 48% No 52% Winner
17,097,693 votes reported
Proposition 16: Repeal Ban on Affirmative Action ›
A 1996 measure that banned the use of race-based and sex-based affirmative action, Proposition 209, would be repealed.
Yes 43% No 57% Winner
16,872,659 votes reported
Proposition 17: Give Vote to Felons on Parole ›
People on parole for felony convictions would be allowed to vote before completing their sentences.
Yes 59% Winner No 41%
17,054,741 votes reported
Proposition 18: Allow 17-Year-Olds to Vote in Primaries ›
People who are 17 would be allowed to vote in a primary if they turn 18 by the next general election and are otherwise eligibile to vote.
Yes 44% No 56% Winner
17,091,195 votes reported
Proposition 19: Change Rules for Property Tax Assessments
Yes 51% Winner No 49%
16,721,011 votes reported
Proposition 20: Reclassify Some Misdemeanors as Felonies
Yes 38% No 62% Winner
16,678,984 votes reported
Proposition 21: Expand Rent Control by Local Governments ›
Local governments would be allowed to enact rent control measures on housing that was first occupied over 15 years ago, but landlords who own no more than two properties would be exempt from the regulations.
Yes 40% No 60% Winner
16,865,592 votes reported
Proposition 22: Define App-Based Drivers as Contractors ›
App-based drivers, such as for Uber or Lyft, would be considered independent contractors, not employees, overriding a 2019 assembly bill on the matter.
Yes 59% Winner No 41%
16,985,325 votes reported
Proposition 23: Add Requirements for Dialysis Clinics
Yes 37% No 63% Winner
16,844,715 votes reported
Proposition 24: Expand Consumer Data Privacy
Yes 56% Winner No 44%
16,689,151 votes reported
Proposition 25: End Cash Bail ›
A contested 2018 bill, S.B. 10, would be upheld, replacing cash bail with risk assessments for suspects who are detained and awaiting trials.
Yes 44% No 56% Winner
16,590,606 votes reported
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State Senate

Dem. 17 won
Rep. 3 won
District Dist. Candidates
1 Dahle* Rep. 60% Winner Swartz Dem. 40%
3 Dodd* Dem. 68% Winner Santamaria Rep. 32%
5 Eggman Dem. 55% Winner Ridenour Rep. 45%
7 Glazer* Dem. 66% Winner Mobley Rep. 34%
9 Skinner* Dem. 88% Winner Dluzak Lib. 12%
11 Wiener* Dem. 57% Winner Fielder Dem. 43%
13 Becker Dem. 75% Winner Glew Rep. 25%
15 Cortese Dem. 55% Winner Ravel Dem. 45%
17 Laird Dem. 65% Winner Nohrden Rep. 35%
19 Limon Dem. 65% Winner Michaels Rep. 36%
21 Wilk* Rep. 51% Winner Mueller Dem. 49%
23 Bogh Rep. 53% Winner Medina Dem. 48%
25 Portantino* Dem. 64% Winner Hazelton Rep. 36%
27 Stern* Dem. 60% Winner Salem Rep. 40%
29 Newman Dem. 51% Winner Chang* Rep. 49%
31 Roth* Dem. 59% Winner Taylor Rep. 41%
33 Gonzalez* Dem. 62% Winner Castillo Dem. 38%
35 Bradford* Dem. 73% Winner Perry Other 28%
37 Min Dem. 51% Winner Moorlach* Rep. 49%
39 Atkins* Dem. 66% Winner Blankenship Rep. 34%
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State Assembly

Dem. 60 won
Rep. 19 won
Other 1 won
District Dist. Candidates
1 Dahle* Rep. 59% Winner Betancourt Dem. 41%
2 Wood* Dem. 69% Winner Svolos Rep. 32%
3 Gallagher* Rep. 57% Winner Henson Dem. 43%
4 Aguiar-Curry* Dem. 67% Winner Nelson Rep. 33%
5 Bigelow* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
6 Kiley* Rep. 59% Winner Smith Dem. 41%
7 McCarty* Dem. 74% Winner Just Lib. 26%
8 Cooley* Dem. 55% Winner Cook Rep. 45%
9 Cooper* Dem. 66% Winner Rigard Rep. 34%
10 Levine* Dem. 66% Winner Jacobi Dem. 34%
11 Frazier* Dem. 65% Winner Schwab Rep. 35%
12 Flora* Rep. 61% Winner Akinjo Dem. 39%
13 Villapudua Dem. 52% Winner Miller Dem. 48%
14 Grayson* Dem. 70% Winner Proctor Rep. 30%
15 Wicks* Dem. 85% Winner Brink Ind. 15%
16 Bauer-Kahan* Dem. 67% Winner Rubay Rep. 33%
17 Chiu* Dem. 89% Winner Starchild Lib. 11%
18 Bonta* Dem. 88% Winner Slauson Rep. 12%
19 Ting* Dem. 78% Winner McDonnell Rep. 22%
20 Quirk* Dem. 57% Winner Villalobos Dem. 43%
21 Gray* Dem. 60% Winner Campos Rep. 40%
22 Mullin* Dem. 75% Winner Gilham Rep. 25%
23 Patterson* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
24 Berman* Dem. 73% Winner Ohtaki Rep. 27%
25 Lee Dem. 71% Winner Brunton Rep. 30%
26 Mathis* Rep. 55% Winner Phelps Dem. 45%
27 Kalra* Dem. 73% Winner Lancaster Rep. 27%
28 Low* Dem. 72% Winner Cruz Rep. 28%
29 Stone* Dem. 73% Winner Banerjee Rep. 27%
30 Rivas* Dem. 70% Winner Swett Rep. 30%
31 Arambula* Dem. 62% Winner Banuelos Rep. 38%
32 Salas* Dem. 60% Winner Cotta Rep. 40%
33 Smith Rep. 55% Winner Herrick Rep. 45%
34 Fong* Rep. 68% Winner Solis Dem. 32%
35 Cunningham* Rep. 55% Winner Addis Dem. 45%
36 Lackey* Rep. 55% Winner Fox Dem. 45%
37 Bennett Dem. 68% Winner Cole Rep. 32%
38 Valladares Rep. 76% Winner Volotzky Rep. 24%
39 Rivas* Dem. 74% Winner Benitez Rep. 26%
40 Ramos* Dem. 58% Winner Tullius Rep. 42%
41 Holden* Dem. 65% Winner Hvidston Rep. 35%
42 Mayes* Ind. 56% Winner Kotyuk Rep. 44%
43 Friedman* Dem. 70% Winner Graves Rep. 30%
44 Irwin* Dem. 61% Winner Pedrow Rep. 39%
45 Gabriel* Dem. 66% Winner Girgenti Rep. 34%
46 Nazarian* Dem. 63% Winner Murphy Dem. 37%
47 Reyes* Dem. 69% Winner Gordon Rep. 31%
48 Rubio* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
49 Chau* Dem. 68% Winner Brink Rep. 32%
50 Bloom* Dem. 80% Winner Hess Dem. 20%
51 Carrillo* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
52 Rodriguez* Dem. 68% Winner Holle Rep. 32%
53 Santiago* Dem. 56% Winner Plata Dem. 44%
54 Kamlager* Dem. 64% Winner Jones Dem. 36%
55 Chen* Rep. 55% Winner Rodriguez Dem. 45%
56 Garcia* Dem. 64% Winner Figueroa Rep. 36%
57 Calderon Dem. 61% Winner Martinez Rep. 40%
58 Garcia* Dem. 75% Winner Villa Green 25%
59 Jones-Sawyer* Dem. 58% Winner Martinez Dem. 43%
60 Cervantes* Dem. 56% Winner Raahauge Rep. 44%
61 Medina* Dem. 66% Winner Mazarei Rep. 34%
62 Burke* Dem. 81% Winner Steele Rep. 19%
63 Rendon* Dem. 54% Winner Estrada Dem. 46%
64 Gipson* Dem. 60% Winner Iqbal-Zubair Dem. 41%
65 Quirk-Silva* Dem. 58% Winner Thacker Rep. 42%
66 Muratsuchi* Dem. 63% Winner Schaper Rep. 37%
67 Seyarto Rep. 60% Winner Carlos Dem. 40%
68 Choi* Rep. 53% Winner Fox Dem. 47%
69 Daly* Dem. 73% Winner White Rep. 27%
70 O'Donnell* Dem. 72% Winner Thomas Rep. 28%
71 Voepel* Rep. 60% Winner Lavertu Dem. 40%
72 Nguyen Rep. 54% Winner Nguyen Dem. 46%
73 Davies Rep. 59% Winner Rhinehart Dem. 42%
74 Petrie-Norris* Dem. 51% Winner Dixon Rep. 50%
75 Waldron* Rep. 55% Winner Schwartz Dem. 46%
76 Boerner Horvath* Dem. 56% Winner Burkholder Rep. 44%
77 Maienschein* Dem. 56% Winner Cutter Rep. 44%
78 Ward Dem. 56% Winner Davis Dem. 44%
79 Weber* Dem. 65% Winner Moore Rep. 35%
80 Gonzalez* Dem. 72% Winner Vogel Rep. 29%
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Latest updates

Nicholas Fandos, in Washington

Congress confirmed Joe Biden’s victory, defying a mob that stormed the Capitol after being egged on by President Trump. Read more ›

Winner Claudia Tenney, Republican, wins New York’s 22nd Congressional District ›
Winner Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Republican, wins Iowa’s Second Congressional District ›

Maggie Astor Jan. 7, 2021

Vice President Mike Pence affirms Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Kamala Harris as the next president and vice president.

Astead Herndon, in Atlanta Jan. 6, 2021

Today encapsulated the politics of progress and grievance that have defined the Trump years: Senate wins for Warnock and Ossoff, and a mob at the Capitol. Read more ›

Winner Democrats have won the Senate ›

Jonathan Martin, in Atlanta Jan. 6, 2021

Democrats have now captured control of the Senate as Jon Ossoff has defeated David Perdue, following the Rev. Raphael Warnock’s victory over Senator Kelly Loeffler. See live results ›

The New York Times Jan. 6, 2021

A mob of people loyal to President Trump stormed the Capitol, halting Congress’s counting of the electoral votes to confirm President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory. Read more ›

Trip Gabriel Dec. 14, 2020

Joseph R. Biden Jr. has received a majority of votes from the Electoral College, formally securing the presidency in the manner set out in the Constitution. Read more ›

Isabella Grullón Paz Dec. 14, 2020

The 538 members of the Electoral College are meeting to cast ballots for president based on the election results in their states, formalizing Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory. Track the Electoral College results ›

The New York Times Dec. 5, 2020

California has certified its electors for the 2020 election, officially giving Joseph R. Biden Jr. more than the 270 pledged electors needed to become president. Read more ›

Winner Lee Zeldin, Republican, wins re-election in New York’s First Congressional District ›
Winner Andrew Garbarino, Republican, wins New York’s Second Congressional District ›
Winner Nicole Malliotakis, Republican, wins New York’s 11th Congressional District ›
Winner Mike Garcia, Republican, wins re-election in California’s 25th Congressional District ›
Winner John Katko, Republican, wins re-election in New York’s 24th Congressional District ›

Reid Epstein, in Washington Nov. 30, 2020

The chairwoman of the Wisconsin Elections Commission has certified Biden as the winner in Wisconsin, formalizing his narrow victory in a state Trump carried four years ago. Read more ›

Glenn Thrush, in Washington Nov. 30, 2020

Arizona has officially certified Biden’s narrow victory in the state, further undermining Trump’s efforts to portray his decisive national loss as a matter still under dispute. Read more ›

Winner David Valadao, Republican, wins California’s 21st Congressional District ›

Michael D. Shear, in Washington Nov. 23, 2020

President Trump authorized his government to begin the transition to President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s administration. Read more ›