Governor
Xavier Becerra
66.4%103,185
Steve Hilton
33.6%52,116
Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.
States ยท California
Santa Barbara County, California
2026 election results. Xavier Becerra (D) has 66% of the vote for governor in Santa Barbara County, with about 95% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 5.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.
2026 results in Santa Barbara County
U.S. House: California 24th District
Salud Carbajal
67.3%103,394
Bob Smith
32.7%50,194
Whole district: Salud Carbajal wins. Called.
The leader in Santa Barbara 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 12, 2:02 PM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA Governor | D +32.9 | D +27.5 | D +5.4 |
| CA-24 | D +34.6 | D +27.5 | D +7.1 |
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 Santa Barbara County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 61.8% | Donald Trump | 35.1% | D +26.7 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 64.9% | Donald Trump | 32.8% | D +32.1 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 60.6% | Donald Trump | 31.9% | D +28.7 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 57.6% | Mitt Romney | 39.6% | D +18.1 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 60.4% | John McCain | 37.5% | D +22.9 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 53.4% | George W. Bush | 45.4% | D +8.0 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 47.4% | George W. Bush | 46.1% | D +1.2 |
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 +25.4.
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.