Governor
Steve Hilton
52.2%18,083
Xavier Becerra
47.8%16,566
Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.
States ยท California
Kings County, California
2026 election results. Steve Hilton (R) has 52% of the vote for governor in Kings County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 19.2 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Kings County is split between 3 U.S. House districts.
2026 results in Kings County
U.S. House: California 18th District
Zoe Lofgren
71.7%919
Shane Lewis
28.3%363
Only part of Kings County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Zoe Lofgren wins. Called.
U.S. House: California 20th District
Vince Fong
59.1%14,592
Sandra Van Scotter
40.9%10,109
Only part of Kings 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
65.4%5,399
David Valadao
34.6%2,858
Only part of Kings County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Randy Villegas wins. Called.
The leader in Kings 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, 5:55 PM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA Governor | R +4.4 | R +23.5 | D +19.2 |
| CA-18 part of the county | D +43.4 | R +1.6 | D +45.0 |
| CA-20 part of the county | R +18.1 | R +29.6 | D +11.4 |
| CA-22 part of the county | D +30.8 | R +6.2 | D +37.0 |
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 Kings County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 37.4% | Donald Trump | 60.4% | R +23.0 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 42.6% | Donald Trump | 54.9% | R +12.2 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 40.2% | Donald Trump | 53.3% | R +13.2 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 41.3% | Mitt Romney | 56.2% | R +14.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 42.0% | John McCain | 56.1% | R +14.1 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 33.8% | George W. Bush | 65.4% | R +31.7 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 39.0% | George W. Bush | 57.8% | R +18.8 |
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 +4.1.
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.