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Alameda County, California

2026 election results. Xavier Becerra (D) has 81% of the vote for governor in Alameda County, with about 95% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 5.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Alameda County is split between 4 U.S. House districts.

2026 results in Alameda County

Governor

Xavier Becerra
80.8%446,421
Steve Hilton
19.2%105,850
95% counted

Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.

U.S. House: California 10th District

Mark DeSaulnier
74.1%18,970
Jeff Frese
25.9%6,620
91% counted

Only part of Alameda County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Mark DeSaulnier wins. Called.

U.S. House: California 12th District

Lateefah Simon
80.6%201,788
Jamie Joyce
19.4%48,545
94% counted

Only part of Alameda County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Lateefah Simon wins. Called.

U.S. House: California 14th District

Aisha Wahab
57.6%120,060
Melissa Hernandez
42.4%88,461
84% counted

Only part of Alameda County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Seat stays Democrat; winner not called.

U.S. House: California 17th District

Ro Khanna
71.2%18,384
Ritesh Tandon
28.8%7,449
88% counted

Only part of Alameda County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Ro Khanna wins. Called.

The leader in Alameda County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 9, 6:11 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
CA GovernorD +61.7D +56.0D +5.6
CA-10 part of the countyD +48.3D +40.4D +7.9
CA-17 part of the countyD +42.3D +36.6Not yet

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Alameda County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris74.6%Donald Trump21.0%D +53.5670,333
2020Joe Biden80.2%Donald Trump17.7%D +62.5769,803
2016Hillary Clinton78.7%Donald Trump14.7%D +64.0654,266
2012Barack Obama78.9%Mitt Romney18.2%D +60.7595,642
2008Barack Obama78.8%John McCain19.3%D +59.5621,029
2004John Kerry75.4%George W. Bush23.3%D +52.0560,742
2000Al Gore69.4%George W. Bush24.1%D +45.2494,336

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +8.3.

Other counties in California

California results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until California certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. California's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.