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

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U.S. Senate

Top candidate wins seat.

Adam Schiff (D)59%
8,883,138 votes
Steve Garvey (R)40.9%
6,170,330 votes
Race called at 8:00 PM PT on November 5, 2024
97.38% of votes countedAssociated Press
This 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.
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Prop 2: School Bond

Passes with majority vote.

Yes58.5%
8,636,533 votes
No41.4%
6,106,510 votes
Race called at 5:45 PM PT on November 6, 2024
97.38% of votes countedAssociated Press
This 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.
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Prop 3: Same-Sex Marriage

Passes with majority vote.

Yes62.6%
9,300,066 votes
No37.3%
5,545,567 votes
Race called at 10:30 PM PT on November 5, 2024
97.38% of votes countedAssociated Press
This 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.
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Prop 4: Climate Bond

Passes with majority vote.

Yes59.6%
8,856,032 votes
No40.3%
5,978,532 votes
Race called at 10:07 AM PT on November 6, 2024
97.39% of votes countedAssociated Press
This 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.
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Prop 5: Housing Votes

Passes with majority vote.

No55.1%
8,092,584 votes
Yes44.8%
6,583,048 votes
Race called at 8:39 AM PT on November 8, 2024
97.38% of votes countedAssociated Press
This 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.
A black and white mid-rise apartment building is pictured at three-quarters view, revealing a pink side wall with a medical cross symbol on it. A small blue shape is collaged to the left of the building.

Prop 6: Prison Labor

Passes with majority vote.

No53.3%
7,717,043 votes
Yes46.6%
6,755,762 votes
Race called at 6:11 PM PT on November 10, 2024
97.38% of votes countedAssociated Press
This 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.
A black and white mid-rise apartment building is pictured at three-quarters view, revealing a pink side wall with a medical cross symbol on it. A small blue shape is collaged to the left of the building.

Prop 32: Minimum Wage

Passes with majority vote.

No50.8%
7,499,229 votes
Yes49.1%
7,262,033 votes
Race called at 5:03 PM PT on November 19, 2024
97.35% of votes countedAssociated Press
This 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.
A black and white mid-rise apartment building is pictured at three-quarters view, revealing a pink side wall with a medical cross symbol on it. A small blue shape is collaged to the left of the building.

Prop 33: Rent Control

Passes with majority vote.

No60.1%
8,806,063 votes
Yes39.8%
5,842,305 votes
Race called at 12:02 AM PT on November 6, 2024
97.39% of votes countedAssociated Press
This 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.
A black and white mid-rise apartment building is pictured at three-quarters view, revealing a pink side wall with a medical cross symbol on it. A small blue shape is collaged to the left of the building.

Prop 34: Prescription Drug Spending

Passes with majority vote.

Yes50.8%
7,215,607 votes
No49.1%
6,982,566 votes
Race called at 5:34 PM PT on November 20, 2024
97.44% of votes countedAssociated Press
This 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.
A black and white mid-rise apartment building is pictured at three-quarters view, revealing a pink side wall with a medical cross symbol on it. A small blue shape is collaged to the left of the building.

Prop 35: Medi-Cal Funding

Passes with majority vote.

Yes67.8%
9,907,253 votes
No32.1%
4,692,746 votes
Race called at 9:28 PM PT on November 5, 2024
97.38% of votes countedAssociated Press
This 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.
A black and white mid-rise apartment building is pictured at three-quarters view, revealing a pink side wall with a medical cross symbol on it. A small blue shape is collaged to the left of the building.

Prop 36: Criminal Penalties

Passes with majority vote.

Yes68.4%
10,100,758 votes
No31.5%
4,651,359 votes
Race called at 8:57 PM PT on November 5, 2024
97.39% of votes countedAssociated Press
This 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

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Alameda County

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao are both facing recall elections.

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Contra Costa County

Competitive elections for county supervisor and state Legislature are on the ballot. 

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Marin County

There’s an open seat on the Board of Supervisors, and rent protection measures on the ballot in multiple cities.

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Napa County

Voters will pick a new state senator and consider extending a sales tax to fund the Napa Valley Transportation Authority.

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San Francisco

The mayor’s office and six supervisor seats are up for grabs — along with dueling measures to reform city commissions.

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San Mateo County

Voters in East Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood City will pick a new county supervisor.

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Santa Clara County

Democrats Sam Liccardo and Evan Low compete for a seat in Congress, and voters pick two new county supervisors.

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Solano County

Voters will pick a new state senator and weigh in on dozens of local elections.

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Sonoma County

A controversial measure to ban certain farms goes before Sonoma voters.

Elections FAQ

 

How do I track my ballot once I’ve returned it?

All registered voters in California can sign up for an online tool to track the status of their mail-in ballots for the November general election. “Where’s My Ballot?” provides automated notifications via email, text or phone when your county elections offices have mailed out your ballot — and when your completed ballot has been received and processed.

When will we get results for California races?

Results will be reported by county election officials minutes after 8:00 p.m. The first batch of results posted are typically mail-in ballots received before Election Day. As the night goes on, counties will begin to add ballots cast in-person on Tuesday into the results. Vote-by-mail ballots returned through the postal service or drop boxes will be added in the days and weeks to come.

How does KQED call the winner of an election?

KQED does not independently call a winner in elections. Instead, for state and federal races KQED relies on election services provided by the Associated Press to call a winner. This year, the AP is also providing a race call in the election for San Francisco mayor and the recall elections against the Oakland mayor and Alameda County district attorney. The AP will only make a call when it has the utmost confidence a race has been won, which the organization defines as “the moment the trailing candidates no longer have a path to victory.”

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.

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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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