Governor
Xavier Becerra
71.5%309,453
Steve Hilton
28.5%123,524
Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.
States ยท California
Contra Costa County, California
2026 election results. Xavier Becerra (D) has 71% of the vote for governor in Contra Costa County, with about 93% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 3.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Contra Costa County is split between 3 U.S. House districts.
2026 results in Contra Costa County
U.S. House: California 8th District
John Garamendi
86.4%74,851
Rudy Recile
13.6%11,738
Only part of Contra Costa County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: John Garamendi wins. Called.
U.S. House: California 9th District
Josh Harder
74.8%44,814
John McBride
25.2%15,104
Only part of Contra Costa County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Josh Harder wins. Called.
U.S. House: California 10th District
Mark DeSaulnier
69.3%193,926
Jeff Frese
30.7%85,976
Only part of Contra Costa County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Mark DeSaulnier wins. Called.
The leader in Contra Costa 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, 4:18 PM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA Governor | D +42.9 | D +39.3 | D +3.7 |
| CA-08 part of the county | D +72.9 | D +61.2 | D +11.6 |
| CA-09 part of the county | D +49.6 | D +32.3 | Not yet |
| CA-10 part of the county | D +38.6 | D +34.2 | D +4.4 |
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 Contra Costa County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 67.3% | Donald Trump | 29.3% | D +38.0 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 71.6% | Donald Trump | 26.3% | D +45.4 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 68.5% | Donald Trump | 24.9% | D +43.6 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 66.4% | Mitt Romney | 31.2% | D +35.2 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 68.0% | John McCain | 30.2% | D +37.8 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 62.4% | George W. Bush | 36.5% | D +25.9 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 58.8% | George W. Bush | 37.1% | D +21.7 |
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 +16.2.
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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.