Governor
Xavier Becerra
70.6%87,731
Steve Hilton
29.4%36,512
Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.
States ยท California
Monterey County, California
2026 election results. Xavier Becerra (D) has 71% of the vote for governor in Monterey County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 10.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Monterey County is split between 2 U.S. House districts.
2026 results in Monterey County
U.S. House: California 18th District
Zoe Lofgren
74.4%41,037
Shane Lewis
25.6%14,137
Only part of Monterey County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Zoe Lofgren wins. Called.
U.S. House: California 19th District
Jimmy Panetta
73.9%50,223
Peter Verbica
26.1%17,741
Only part of Monterey County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Jimmy Panetta wins. Called.
The leader in Monterey 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 10, 8:45 PM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA Governor | D +41.2 | D +30.8 | D +10.4 |
| CA-18 part of the county | D +48.8 | D +24.0 | Not yet |
| CA-19 part of the county | D +47.8 | D +36.4 | D +11.4 |
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 Monterey County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 63.4% | Donald Trump | 33.6% | D +29.8 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 69.5% | Donald Trump | 28.3% | D +41.3 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 66.8% | Donald Trump | 26.2% | D +40.6 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 67.1% | Mitt Romney | 30.3% | D +36.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 68.2% | John McCain | 29.9% | D +38.3 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 60.4% | George W. Bush | 38.4% | D +22.0 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 57.5% | George W. Bush | 37.2% | D +20.3 |
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 +9.5.
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.