Governor
Xavier Becerra
55.4%636,104
Steve Hilton
44.6%513,017
Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.
States ยท California
Orange County, California
2026 election results. Xavier Becerra (D) has 55% of the vote for governor in Orange County, with about 98% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 8.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Orange County is split between 8 U.S. House districts.
2026 results in Orange County
U.S. House: California 38th District
Pedro Casas
54.2%29,585
Hilda Solis
45.8%24,971
Only part of Orange County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Hilda Solis wins. Called.
U.S. House: California 40th District
Ken Calvert
51.9%47,786
Young Kim
48.1%44,322
Only part of Orange County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Seat stays Republican; winner not called.
U.S. House: California 41st District
Linda Sanchez
56.5%29,326
Mitch Clemmons
43.5%22,574
Only part of Orange County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Linda Sanchez wins. Called.
U.S. House: California 42nd District
Robert Garcia
51.3%87,987
Brian Burley
48.7%83,548
Only part of Orange County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Robert Garcia wins. Called.
U.S. House: California 45th District
Derek Tran
58.5%115,374
Chuong Vo
41.5%81,803
Only part of Orange County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Derek Tran wins. Called.
U.S. House: California 46th District
Lou Correa
71.5%139,372
David Pan
28.5%55,441
Only part of Orange County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Lou Correa wins. Called.
U.S. House: California 47th District
Dave Min
58.6%166,642
Jenny Roux
41.4%117,905
Only part of Orange County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Dave Min wins. Called.
U.S. House: California 49th District
Armen Kurdian
51.8%30,274
Mike Levin
48.2%28,162
Only part of Orange County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Mike Levin wins. Called.
The leader in Orange 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, 6:05 PM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA Governor | D +10.7 | D +2.7 | D +8.0 |
| CA-38 part of the county | R +8.5 | R +15.9 | D +7.4 |
| CA-41 part of the county | D +13.0 | D +1.6 | D +11.4 |
| CA-42 part of the county | D +2.6 | R +5.0 | D +7.6 |
| CA-45 part of the county | D +17.0 | R +0.1 | D +17.1 |
| CA-46 part of the county | D +43.1 | D +16.6 | Not yet |
| CA-47 part of the county | D +17.1 | D +10.4 | D +6.7 |
| CA-49 part of the county | R +3.6 | R +10.7 | D +7.0 |
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 Orange County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 49.7% | Donald Trump | 47.1% | D +2.6 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 53.5% | Donald Trump | 44.5% | D +9.0 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 50.9% | Donald Trump | 42.3% | D +8.6 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 45.6% | Mitt Romney | 51.9% | R +6.2 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 47.6% | John McCain | 50.2% | R +2.6 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 39.1% | George W. Bush | 59.8% | R +20.7 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 40.4% | George W. Bush | 55.8% | R +15.4 |
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 +18.0.
Other counties in California
California results- Alameda County
- Alpine County
- Amador County
- Butte County
- Calaveras County
- Colusa County
- Contra Costa County
- Del Norte County
- El Dorado County
- Fresno County
- Glenn County
- Humboldt County
- Imperial County
- Inyo County
- Kern County
- Kings County
- Lake County
- Lassen County
- Los Angeles County
- Madera County
- Marin County
- Mariposa County
- Mendocino County
- Merced County
- Modoc County
- Mono County
- Monterey County
- Napa County
- Nevada County
- Placer County
- Plumas County
- Riverside County
- Sacramento County
- San Benito County
- San Bernardino County
- San Diego County
- San Francisco County
- San Joaquin County
- San Luis Obispo County
- San Mateo County
- Santa Barbara County
- Santa Clara County
- Santa Cruz County
- Shasta County
- Sierra County
- Siskiyou County
- Solano County
- Sonoma County
- Stanislaus County
- Sutter County
- Tehama County
- Trinity County
- Tulare County
- Tuolumne County
- Ventura County
- Yolo County
- Yuba County
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.