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Tehama County, California

2026 election results. Steve Hilton (R) has 68% of the vote for governor in Tehama County, with about 87% of the expected vote counted.

2026 results in Tehama County

Governor

Steve Hilton
68.2%14,596
Xavier Becerra
31.8%6,796
87% counted

Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.

The leader in Tehama 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 +36.5R +42.8Not yet
CA-01R +39.5R +42.8Not 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 Tehama County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris28.0%Donald Trump69.7%R +41.826,515
2020Joe Biden31.0%Donald Trump66.6%R +35.628,741
2016Hillary Clinton28.5%Donald Trump64.8%R +36.323,908
2012Barack Obama34.5%Mitt Romney62.0%R +27.422,977
2008Barack Obama36.6%John McCain60.7%R +24.124,436
2004John Kerry32.1%George W. Bush66.5%R +34.523,405
2000Al Gore31.2%George W. Bush63.6%R +32.420,854

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 R +9.4.

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.