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Nevada County, California

2026 election results. Xavier Becerra (D) has 57% of the vote for governor in Nevada County, with about 88% of the expected vote counted.

2026 results in Nevada County

Governor

Xavier Becerra
57.3%29,465
Steve Hilton
42.7%21,942
88% counted

Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.

The leader in Nevada 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, 5:08 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
CA GovernorD +14.6D +12.7Not yet
CA-03D +15.9D +12.7Not 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 Nevada County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris54.4%Donald Trump42.1%D +12.362,152
2020Joe Biden56.2%Donald Trump41.4%D +14.864,763
2016Hillary Clinton47.4%Donald Trump42.5%D +4.954,935
2012Barack Obama47.7%Mitt Romney48.4%R +0.651,676
2008Barack Obama51.4%John McCain46.1%D +5.355,647
2004John Kerry45.1%George W. Bush53.6%R +8.553,739
2000Al Gore37.2%George W. Bush54.8%R +17.547,479

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 +29.8.

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.