California Election
Results
Shortly after polls close at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5th, we’ll bring you results of statewide elections and every local election in the Bay Area. Results will be updated until December 5th, when county election officials are required to certify results.
Important Dates
October 7
Voting begins
October 21
Online voter registration deadline
November 5
Election Day: Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Results will be available starting 8 p.m.
December 5
Last day for county elections officials to certify election results
Presidential Race
National Races
California Elections
Top candidate wins seat.
99% of votes countedAssociated PressThis percentage is an Associated Press estimate of how much of the vote in an election has been counted. It is informed by turnout in recent elections, details on votes cast in advance and – after polls close – early returns. The estimate may fluctuate as election officials report additional results and AP learns more about how many voters have cast a ballot.
Passes with majority vote.
99% of votes countedAssociated PressThis percentage is an Associated Press estimate of how much of the vote in an election has been counted. It is informed by turnout in recent elections, details on votes cast in advance and – after polls close – early returns. The estimate may fluctuate as election officials report additional results and AP learns more about how many voters have cast a ballot.
Passes with majority vote.
99% of votes countedAssociated PressThis percentage is an Associated Press estimate of how much of the vote in an election has been counted. It is informed by turnout in recent elections, details on votes cast in advance and – after polls close – early returns. The estimate may fluctuate as election officials report additional results and AP learns more about how many voters have cast a ballot.
Passes with majority vote.
99% of votes countedAssociated PressThis percentage is an Associated Press estimate of how much of the vote in an election has been counted. It is informed by turnout in recent elections, details on votes cast in advance and – after polls close – early returns. The estimate may fluctuate as election officials report additional results and AP learns more about how many voters have cast a ballot.
Passes with majority vote.
99% of votes countedAssociated PressThis percentage is an Associated Press estimate of how much of the vote in an election has been counted. It is informed by turnout in recent elections, details on votes cast in advance and – after polls close – early returns. The estimate may fluctuate as election officials report additional results and AP learns more about how many voters have cast a ballot.
Passes with majority vote.
99% of votes countedAssociated PressThis percentage is an Associated Press estimate of how much of the vote in an election has been counted. It is informed by turnout in recent elections, details on votes cast in advance and – after polls close – early returns. The estimate may fluctuate as election officials report additional results and AP learns more about how many voters have cast a ballot.
Passes with majority vote.
99% of votes countedAssociated PressThis percentage is an Associated Press estimate of how much of the vote in an election has been counted. It is informed by turnout in recent elections, details on votes cast in advance and – after polls close – early returns. The estimate may fluctuate as election officials report additional results and AP learns more about how many voters have cast a ballot.
Passes with majority vote.
99% of votes countedAssociated PressThis percentage is an Associated Press estimate of how much of the vote in an election has been counted. It is informed by turnout in recent elections, details on votes cast in advance and – after polls close – early returns. The estimate may fluctuate as election officials report additional results and AP learns more about how many voters have cast a ballot.
Passes with majority vote.
99% of votes countedAssociated PressThis percentage is an Associated Press estimate of how much of the vote in an election has been counted. It is informed by turnout in recent elections, details on votes cast in advance and – after polls close – early returns. The estimate may fluctuate as election officials report additional results and AP learns more about how many voters have cast a ballot.
Passes with majority vote.
99% of votes countedAssociated PressThis percentage is an Associated Press estimate of how much of the vote in an election has been counted. It is informed by turnout in recent elections, details on votes cast in advance and – after polls close – early returns. The estimate may fluctuate as election officials report additional results and AP learns more about how many voters have cast a ballot.
Passes with majority vote.
99% of votes countedAssociated PressThis percentage is an Associated Press estimate of how much of the vote in an election has been counted. It is informed by turnout in recent elections, details on votes cast in advance and – after polls close – early returns. The estimate may fluctuate as election officials report additional results and AP learns more about how many voters have cast a ballot.
Bay Area Elections
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao are both facing recall elections.
Competitive elections for county supervisor and state Legislature are on the ballot.
There’s an open seat on the Board of Supervisors, and rent protection measures on the ballot in multiple cities.
Voters will pick a new state senator and consider extending a sales tax to fund the Napa Valley Transportation Authority.
The mayor’s office and six supervisor seats are up for grabs — along with dueling measures to reform city commissions.
Voters in East Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood City will pick a new county supervisor.
Democrats Sam Liccardo and Evan Low compete for a seat in Congress, and voters pick two new county supervisors.
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Elections FAQ
How do I track my ballot once I’ve returned it?
When will we get results for California races?
How does KQED call the winner of an election?
How long will vote counting take?
It could take days or weeks for conclusive results in many closely-watched races. In 2022, winners weren’t called in competitive races for Congress in the Central Valley and Southern California until mid-November and early December.
We likely won’t even have a clear picture of how many ballots are left to count until Wednesday or Thursday this week. Even then, the number of uncounted ballots is just an estimate, as ballots postmarked before polls close can still be counted if they arrive before November 12. Officially, vote counting will continue until late November or early December as election officials work to resolve any issues with ballots cast before the deadline.
When will we know the results of the presidential election?
Nobody knows how long it will take for the winner to be announced in the race for president.
In 2020, The Associated Press declared President Joe Biden the winner on Saturday afternoon — four days after polls closed. But even then, the AP called North Carolina for Trump 10 days after Election Day and Georgia for Biden 16 days later after hand recounts.
Four years earlier, the 2016 election was decided just hours after most polls closed. The AP declared Trump the winner on election night at 2:29 a.m. ET.
The KQED 2024 Voter Guide was made by our news and product teams comprised of Erin Baldassari, Adhiti Bandlamudi, Bryan Bindloss, Dan Brekke, Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí, Jason Cater, Jason Chee, Teresa Cho, Kevin Cooke, Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman, Duke Fan, Annelise Finney, Joseph Geha, Pamela Gilmour, Jaime Guardado, Matthew Green, Alex Hall, Tyche Hendricks, Farida Jhabvala Romero, Marlon Johnson, Sydney Johnson, Kervy Justo Robles, Sahila Jorapur, Erika Kelly, Nisa Khan, Marisa Lagos, Juan Carlos Lara, Kimberly Low, Guy Marzorati, Lesley McClurg, Gabe Meline, Daisy Nguyen, Emiko Oda, Attila Pelit, Maria Peña, Noah Piper, Vanessa Rancaño, Ezra David Romero, Caroline Sarkki, Scott Shafer, Julie Small, Molly Solomon, Ki Sung, Ethan Toven-Lindsey, and Molly Wu. We also received contributions from California Local News Fellows Sebastian Miño-Bucheli of Coastside News and Luis Melecio-Zambrano of The Mercury News.
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