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Calaveras County, California

2026 election results. Steve Hilton (R) has 64% of the vote for governor in Calaveras County, with about 85% of the expected vote counted.

2026 results in Calaveras County

Governor

Steve Hilton
63.6%13,782
Xavier Becerra
36.4%7,879
85% counted

Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.

The leader in Calaveras 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, 4:45 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
CA GovernorR +27.3R +28.8Not yet
CA-05R +23.2R +28.8Not 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 Calaveras County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris34.7%Donald Trump62.8%R +28.226,513
2020Joe Biden37.0%Donald Trump60.8%R +23.827,184
2016Hillary Clinton34.3%Donald Trump58.4%R +24.123,136
2012Barack Obama39.8%Mitt Romney56.8%R +17.021,786
2008Barack Obama42.1%John McCain55.1%R +13.023,306
2004John Kerry37.1%George W. Bush61.0%R +23.822,306
2000Al Gore37.6%George W. Bush56.2%R +18.618,876

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 R +9.6.

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.