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Butte County, California

2026 election results. Xavier Becerra (D) has 50% of the vote for governor in Butte County, with about 91% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 3.2 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Butte County

Governor

Xavier Becerra
50.0%38,927
Steve Hilton
50.0%38,915
91% counted

Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.

The leader in Butte 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 13, 4:20 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
CA GovernorEvenR +3.2D +3.2
CA-01R +3.0R +3.2D +0.2

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 Butte County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris46.8%Donald Trump49.9%R +3.194,434
2020Joe Biden49.6%Donald Trump47.6%D +2.0102,484
2016Hillary Clinton43.5%Donald Trump47.2%R +3.795,564
2012Barack Obama47.0%Mitt Romney49.0%R +2.090,752
2008Barack Obama49.8%John McCain47.5%D +2.398,325
2004John Kerry44.3%George W. Bush54.0%R +9.695,735
2000Al Gore37.4%George W. Bush54.4%R +17.083,721

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 +13.9.

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.