2026 Primary Election Results: Races Still Too Close To Call

More than a time aft polls closed, voters still hadn’t learned which 2 candidates would tally disconnected successful nan November wide predetermination for dozens of races.

Many important races are still excessively adjacent to call. In nan title for governor, Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra held leads, pinch Democrat Tom Steyer and Republican Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco trailing. Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, San José Mayor Matt Mahan and erstwhile Rep. Katie Porter conceded nan title Tuesday night.

The Associated Press surveys nan numbers posted by section predetermination officials and projects nan victor utilizing ballot returns and different data. Races tin beryllium called wrong minutes of polls closing connected predetermination night. However, if a title has tight margins aliases an precocious expected measurement of mail-in ballots, it tin return longer to call.

In immoderate cases, specified arsenic for L.A. politician and authorities treasurer, nan tight title is betwixt 2nd and 3rd place.

In California’s primary, nan apical 2 vote-getters move connected to nan wide predetermination sloppy of campaigner excavation size, statement preference, aliases whether 1 campaigner receives a mostly of votes. Locally and successful nonpartisan races, however, a campaigner tin debar nan November predetermination if they triumph pinch a majority.

Statewide

State Senate

State Assembly

Congress

Almost half of California’s 52 U.S. House of Representatives seats had known finalists connected predetermination night. But successful tight races specified arsenic nan Republican vs. Republican title successful nan 40th District and nan Democrats’ challenging of Republican Rep. David Valadao successful a redrawn 22nd District, nan apical 2 vote-getters weren’t yet known.

Local

In Los Angeles County, location were still 27 races pinch uncertain results. The Times considers uncertain races those wherever nary campaigner has a mostly aliases wherever nan ballot stock for nan apical 2 is betwixt 55% and 40%. The Associated Press does not telephone winners for astir section races, specified arsenic metropolis councils, metropolis officers and ballot measures. If nary campaigner wins pinch a majority, nan apical 2 will look disconnected successful November. That could beryllium nan lawsuit for nan sheriff and L.A. City Council’s 3rd District.

The L.A. County registrar will proceed to count and corroborate mailed-in, provisional and conditional ballots until June 26. Updates to nan results charts beneath are expected approximately erstwhile a day successful nan early evening.

Close metropolis races

Voters tin way their ain formed ballot here.

The caput of authorities will certify results successful early July.