Governor
Xavier Becerra
55.6%8,130
Steve Hilton
44.4%6,503
Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.
States ยท California
Lake County, California
2026 election results. Xavier Becerra (D) has 56% of the vote for governor in Lake County, with about 61% of the expected vote counted. Lake County is split between 2 U.S. House districts.
2026 results in Lake County
U.S. House: California 1st District
Mike McGuire
50.0%7,423
James Gallagher
50.0%7,423
Only part of Lake County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Mike McGuire wins. Called.
U.S. House: California 4th District
Eric Jones
55.4%645
Mike Thompson
44.6%520
Only part of Lake County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Seat stays Democrat; winner not called.
The leader in Lake 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, 10:39 AM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA Governor | D +11.1 | R +1.4 | Not yet |
| CA-01 part of the county | Even | D +0.4 | 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 Lake County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 47.8% | Donald Trump | 49.2% | R +1.4 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 51.9% | Donald Trump | 45.6% | D +6.3 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 46.9% | Donald Trump | 43.3% | D +3.7 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 56.3% | Mitt Romney | 39.3% | D +16.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 58.2% | John McCain | 38.9% | D +19.3 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 53.3% | George W. Bush | 45.1% | D +8.2 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 51.2% | George W. Bush | 41.6% | D +9.6 |
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 +11.1.
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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.