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Sutter County, California

2026 election results. Steve Hilton (R) has 56% of the vote for governor in Sutter County, with about 93% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 19.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Sutter County

Governor

Steve Hilton
56.2%17,617
Xavier Becerra
43.8%13,733
93% counted

Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.

The leader in Sutter 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, 5:29 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
CA GovernorR +12.4R +32.2D +19.8

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 Sutter County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris33.1%Donald Trump64.5%R +31.539,386
2020Joe Biden40.7%Donald Trump57.2%R +16.442,698
2016Hillary Clinton39.0%Donald Trump54.2%R +15.233,523
2012Barack Obama39.3%Mitt Romney58.4%R +19.131,026
2008Barack Obama40.7%John McCain57.4%R +16.732,941
2004John Kerry31.9%George W. Bush67.2%R +35.330,145
2000Al Gore31.7%George W. Bush65.3%R +33.626,564

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 +2.2.

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.