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El Dorado County, California

2026 election results. Steve Hilton (R) has 56% of the vote for governor in El Dorado County, with about 90% of the expected vote counted. That's about the same margin as the 2024 presidential vote here. El Dorado County is split between 3 U.S. House districts.

2026 results in El Dorado County

Governor

Steve Hilton
56.4%53,408
Xavier Becerra
43.6%41,336
90% counted

Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.

U.S. House: California 3rd District

Ami Bera
56.6%10,964
Robb Tucker
43.4%8,390
84% counted

Only part of El Dorado County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Ami Bera wins. Called.

U.S. House: California 5th District

Tom McClintock
55.8%606
Michael Masuda
44.2%480
95% counted

Only part of El Dorado County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Tom McClintock wins. Called.

U.S. House: California 7th District

Doris Matsui
62.8%34,627
Mai Vang
37.2%20,546
100% counted

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

The leader in El Dorado 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 +12.7R +12.3R +0.4
CA-03 part of the countyD +13.3D +6.0Not yet
CA-05 part of the countyR +11.6R +23.4D +11.8

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 El Dorado County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris42.6%Donald Trump54.6%R +12.0111,909
2020Joe Biden44.4%Donald Trump53.2%R +8.8116,138
2016Hillary Clinton38.9%Donald Trump52.6%R +13.793,591
2012Barack Obama39.6%Mitt Romney57.4%R +17.888,774
2008Barack Obama43.6%John McCain54.1%R +10.592,926
2004John Kerry37.4%George W. Bush61.3%R +23.986,278
2000Al Gore36.3%George W. Bush58.3%R +21.972,136

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 +10.0.

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.