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Lassen County, California

2026 election results. Steve Hilton (R) has 76% of the vote for governor in Lassen County, with about 85% of the expected vote counted.

2026 results in Lassen County

Governor

Steve Hilton
76.5%6,892
Xavier Becerra
23.5%2,122
85% counted

Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.

The leader in Lassen 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, 5:57 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
CA GovernorR +52.9R +55.3Not yet
CA-01R +53.1R +55.3Not 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 Lassen County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris21.8%Donald Trump75.8%R +54.011,258
2020Joe Biden23.4%Donald Trump74.8%R +51.511,984
2016Hillary Clinton21.1%Donald Trump72.0%R +50.810,524
2012Barack Obama28.6%Mitt Romney68.3%R +39.710,683
2008Barack Obama31.5%John McCain65.7%R +34.211,387
2004John Kerry27.6%George W. Bush71.1%R +43.411,437
2000Al Gore28.2%George W. Bush66.9%R +38.710,586

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 +15.2.

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.