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Sierra County, California

2026 election results. Steve Hilton (R) has 62% of the vote for governor in Sierra County, with about 81% of the expected vote counted.

2026 results in Sierra County

Governor

Steve Hilton
61.9%940
Xavier Becerra
38.1%578
81% counted

Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.

The leader in Sierra 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, 3:46 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
CA GovernorR +23.8R +24.9Not yet
CA-01R +22.8R +24.9Not 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 Sierra County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris36.5%Donald Trump60.8%R +24.31,756
2020Joe Biden37.8%Donald Trump59.2%R +21.31,930
2016Hillary Clinton32.8%Donald Trump57.3%R +24.41,830
2012Barack Obama36.4%Mitt Romney58.8%R +22.51,795
2008Barack Obama37.3%John McCain58.2%R +20.81,991
2004John Kerry33.2%George W. Bush64.2%R +31.01,945
2000Al Gore29.2%George W. Bush63.5%R +34.21,847

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 +9.9.

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.