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Plumas County, California

2026 election results. Steve Hilton (R) has 57% of the vote for governor in Plumas County, with about 83% of the expected vote counted.

2026 results in Plumas County

Governor

Steve Hilton
57.4%4,877
Xavier Becerra
42.6%3,625
83% counted

Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.

The leader in Plumas 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, 5:02 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
CA GovernorR +14.7R +17.5Not yet
CA-01R +15.3R +17.5Not 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 Plumas County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris39.9%Donald Trump56.9%R +17.010,080
2020Joe Biden40.5%Donald Trump57.3%R +16.711,257
2016Hillary Clinton35.7%Donald Trump56.0%R +20.39,676
2012Barack Obama40.1%Mitt Romney56.9%R +16.910,047
2008Barack Obama42.8%John McCain54.7%R +12.011,028
2004John Kerry36.9%George W. Bush61.8%R +24.811,178
2000Al Gore33.2%George W. Bush61.0%R +27.710,401

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 +10.8.

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.