Notes: Election results are tabulated by The Associated Press. (Here’s how NPR will report the 2026 election results.) Candidates receiving less than 5% support are not shown individually. Demographic, income and education data comes from 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates. Demographic trends are not shown for special elections or states with fewer than 10 counties reporting above 50%. County-level unemployment data shown are preliminary August 2026 rates, via the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Township-level unemployment data comes from state governments. 2024 presidential margins are based on states’ final certified results, as provided by The Associated Press.
California election results
California and the Trump administration are entangled in legal fights over the state’s election administration. So far, judges have sided with California.
In response to Texas’ mid-decade redistricting, the state’s Democratic leaders redrew its congressional district lines to favor their party. This election will be the first test of that new map.
Meanwhile, the state has a number of ballot measures including a billionaires’ tax that is generating a lot of opposition from Silicon Valley.