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Imperial County, California

2026 election results. Xavier Becerra (D) has 65% of the vote for governor in Imperial County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 31.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Imperial County

Governor

Xavier Becerra
65.2%26,704
Steve Hilton
34.8%14,252
100% counted

Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.

The leader in Imperial 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, 6:43 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
CA GovernorD +30.4R +0.9D +31.3
CA-25D +35.7R +0.9D +36.5

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 Imperial County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris48.3%Donald Trump49.1%R +0.753,678
2020Joe Biden61.1%Donald Trump36.8%D +24.456,719
2016Hillary Clinton67.9%Donald Trump26.4%D +41.548,091
2012Barack Obama65.2%Mitt Romney33.1%D +32.038,565
2008Barack Obama62.2%John McCain36.1%D +26.238,820
2004John Kerry53.9%George W. Bush44.9%D +9.025,902
2000Al Gore53.5%George W. Bush43.3%D +10.228,937

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 +11.0.

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.