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Marin County, California

2026 election results. Xavier Becerra (D) has 80% of the vote for governor in Marin County, with about 87% of the expected vote counted.

2026 results in Marin County

Governor

Xavier Becerra
79.9%98,796
Steve Hilton
20.1%24,837
87% counted

Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.

The leader in Marin 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, 5:50 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
CA GovernorD +59.8D +65.7Not yet
CA-02D +66.7D +65.7Not 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 Marin County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris80.6%Donald Trump16.7%D +63.9144,189
2020Joe Biden82.3%Donald Trump15.8%D +66.5155,801
2016Hillary Clinton78.1%Donald Trump15.6%D +62.4139,273
2012Barack Obama74.3%Mitt Romney23.0%D +51.3134,516
2008Barack Obama78.0%John McCain20.2%D +57.7140,197
2004John Kerry73.4%George W. Bush25.5%D +47.9134,919
2000Al Gore64.3%George W. Bush28.3%D +35.9123,155

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 +27.9.

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.