Governor
Xavier Becerra
50.7%117,675
Steve Hilton
49.3%114,500
Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.
States ยท California
Kern County, California
2026 election results. Xavier Becerra (D) has 51% of the vote for governor in Kern County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 23.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Kern County is split between 3 U.S. House districts.
2026 results in Kern County
U.S. House: California 20th District
Vince Fong
63.0%84,113
Sandra Van Scotter
37.0%49,406
Only part of Kern County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Vince Fong wins. Called.
U.S. House: California 22nd District
Randy Villegas
70.3%64,860
David Valadao
29.7%27,404
Only part of Kern County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Randy Villegas wins. Called.
U.S. House: California 23rd District
Jay Obernolte
52.2%2,361
Tessa Hodge
47.8%2,161
Only part of Kern County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: not called; Jay Obernolte leads.
The leader in Kern 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, 5:25 PM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA Governor | D +1.4 | R +21.6 | D +23.0 |
| CA-20 part of the county | R +26.0 | R +35.3 | D +9.3 |
| CA-22 part of the county | D +40.6 | D +1.0 | D +39.6 |
| CA-23 part of the county | R +4.4 | R +15.0 | Not 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 Kern County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 38.2% | Donald Trump | 59.3% | R +21.1 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 43.7% | Donald Trump | 53.9% | R +10.2 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 40.4% | Donald Trump | 53.1% | R +12.7 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 40.4% | Mitt Romney | 57.2% | R +16.8 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 40.1% | John McCain | 57.9% | R +17.8 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 32.5% | George W. Bush | 66.6% | R +34.1 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 36.2% | George W. Bush | 60.7% | R +24.5 |
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 +3.4.
Other counties in California
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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.