Electoral MeridianIndependent Election Research

Forecasts. Results. Evidence.

States ยท California

California Superintendent of Public Instruction

2026 results by county, from California's official results file. Richard Barrera 59.0%, Sonja Shaw 41.0% statewide.

Statewide

Richard Barrera
59.0%6,449,757
Sonja Shaw
41.0%4,477,334

23,860 of 23,860 precincts partially reporting

The state's unofficial totals. Winners aren't marked here.

By county

58 counties: Richard Barrera has the most votes in 34, Sonja Shaw has the most votes in 24. The figures for each county are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

CountyRichard BarreraSonja ShawVotes
Alameda County71.0%29.0%465,835
Alpine County62.4%37.6%471
Amador County38.3%61.7%15,070
Butte County46.1%53.9%64,856
Calaveras County37.9%62.1%16,842
Colusa County50.6%49.4%4,986
Contra Costa County62.3%37.7%380,724
Del Norte County43.7%56.3%6,862
El Dorado County41.0%59.0%74,854
Fresno County51.8%48.2%218,999
Glenn County42.1%57.9%7,295
Humboldt County59.3%40.7%37,594
Imperial County61.8%38.2%37,234
Inyo County50.8%49.2%5,958
Kern County48.5%51.5%206,026
Kings County46.4%53.6%30,607
Lake County51.8%48.2%11,688
Lassen County30.5%69.5%7,478
Los Angeles County64.8%35.2%2,684,480
Madera County47.8%52.2%40,889
Marin County69.9%30.1%99,340
Mariposa County43.2%56.8%6,603
Mendocino County59.5%40.5%24,082
Merced County53.7%46.3%63,960
Modoc County34.9%65.1%2,589
Mono County57.7%42.3%3,992
Monterey County62.7%37.3%105,753
Napa County63.5%36.5%42,978
Nevada County49.6%50.4%43,220
Orange County52.6%47.4%930,087
Placer County44.4%55.6%156,684
Plumas County42.8%57.2%6,977
Riverside County53.5%46.5%570,835
Sacramento County58.4%41.6%444,691
San Benito County56.0%44.0%15,502
San Bernardino County54.5%45.5%540,386
San Diego County57.2%42.8%1,025,278
San Francisco County75.8%24.2%275,750
San Joaquin County51.9%48.1%186,341
San Luis Obispo County52.9%47.1%95,815
San Mateo County61.9%38.1%221,162
Santa Barbara County57.9%42.1%128,045
Santa Clara County61.6%38.4%503,420
Santa Cruz County68.5%31.5%95,650
Shasta County35.1%64.9%52,586
Sierra County39.7%60.3%1,231
Siskiyou County41.8%58.2%16,960
Solano County55.9%44.1%136,472
Sonoma County65.2%34.8%170,102
Stanislaus County51.8%48.2%124,907
Sutter County40.0%60.0%27,082
Tehama County37.3%62.7%17,698
Trinity County45.6%54.4%3,736
Tulare County49.4%50.6%101,612
Tuolumne County41.1%58.9%19,546
Ventura County56.9%43.1%262,209
Yolo County67.3%32.7%65,783
Yuba County40.3%59.7%19,279

The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.

Sources & scope

California's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 6:48 PM. Unofficial until certified. California's page has its other statewide offices, ballot measures and legislature.