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San Joaquin County, California

2026 election results. Xavier Becerra (D) has 58% of the vote for governor in San Joaquin County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 17.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. San Joaquin County is split between 5 U.S. House districts.

2026 results in San Joaquin County

Governor

Xavier Becerra
58.3%126,639
Steve Hilton
41.7%90,527
100% counted

Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.

U.S. House: California 5th District

Tom McClintock
70.4%4,174
Michael Masuda
29.6%1,758
100% counted

Only part of San Joaquin County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Tom McClintock wins. Called.

U.S. House: California 7th District

Doris Matsui
62.1%9,713
Mai Vang
37.9%5,922
93% counted

Only part of San Joaquin County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Seat stays Democrat; winner not called.

U.S. House: California 8th District

Rudy Recile
52.9%4,737
John Garamendi
47.1%4,216
100% counted

Only part of San Joaquin County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: John Garamendi wins. Called.

U.S. House: California 9th District

Josh Harder
64.1%97,573
John McBride
35.9%54,738
100% counted

Only part of San Joaquin County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Josh Harder wins. Called.

U.S. House: California 13th District

Adam Gray
71.3%19,557
Kevin Lincoln
28.7%7,888
93% counted

Only part of San Joaquin County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Adam Gray wins. Called.

The leader in San Joaquin 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, 6:15 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
CA GovernorD +16.6R +0.9D +17.5
CA-05 part of the countyR +40.7R +47.4D +6.7
CA-08 part of the countyR +5.8R +23.6D +17.7
CA-09 part of the countyD +28.1D +3.0D +25.2
CA-13 part of the countyD +42.5D +14.2D +28.3

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 San Joaquin County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris48.0%Donald Trump48.9%R +0.9263,789
2020Joe Biden55.9%Donald Trump42.0%D +13.9288,457
2016Hillary Clinton54.0%Donald Trump39.7%D +14.4224,166
2012Barack Obama55.8%Mitt Romney42.0%D +13.7204,697
2008Barack Obama54.4%John McCain43.8%D +10.7209,349
2004John Kerry45.9%George W. Bush53.3%R +7.4189,505
2000Al Gore47.7%George W. Bush48.9%R +1.2167,239

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 +0.3.

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.