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Colusa County, California

2026 election results. Steve Hilton (R) has 56% of the vote for governor in Colusa County, with about 98% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 16.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Colusa County

Governor

Steve Hilton
56.5%3,364
Xavier Becerra
43.5%2,594
98% counted

Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.

The leader in Colusa 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 12, 5:06 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
CA GovernorR +12.9R +29.0D +16.0

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 Colusa County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris34.6%Donald Trump62.9%R +28.37,030
2020Joe Biden40.7%Donald Trump57.3%R +16.67,964
2016Hillary Clinton40.1%Donald Trump53.5%R +13.46,632
2012Barack Obama38.3%Mitt Romney59.7%R +21.36,034
2008Barack Obama40.0%John McCain58.1%R +18.16,429
2004John Kerry31.6%George W. Bush67.2%R +35.66,166
2000Al Gore31.2%George W. Bush64.9%R +33.75,590

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 +5.4.

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.