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Ventura County, California

2026 election results. Xavier Becerra (D) has 61% of the vote for governor in Ventura County, with about 89% of the expected vote counted. Ventura County is split between 3 U.S. House districts.

2026 results in Ventura County

Governor

Xavier Becerra
61.3%182,728
Steve Hilton
38.7%115,182
89% counted

Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.

U.S. House: California 24th District

Salud Carbajal
67.3%36,483
Bob Smith
32.7%17,740
95% counted

Only part of Ventura County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Salud Carbajal wins. Called.

U.S. House: California 26th District

Jacqui Irwin
64.5%122,100
Sam Gallucci
35.5%67,279
87% counted

Only part of Ventura County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Jacqui Irwin wins. Called.

U.S. House: California 32nd District

Brad Sherman
52.3%26,090
Larry Thompson
47.7%23,815
90% counted

Only part of Ventura County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Brad Sherman wins. Called.

The leader in Ventura 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, 5:06 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
CA GovernorD +22.7D +15.6Not yet
CA-24 part of the countyD +34.6D +26.8D +7.8
CA-26 part of the countyD +28.9D +17.8Not yet
CA-32 part of the countyD +4.6R +4.2Not 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 Ventura County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris56.1%Donald Trump41.0%D +15.1386,665
2020Joe Biden59.5%Donald Trump38.4%D +21.1422,716
2016Hillary Clinton55.3%Donald Trump37.6%D +17.6351,726
2012Barack Obama52.3%Mitt Romney45.3%D +7.0326,974
2008Barack Obama55.2%John McCain42.9%D +12.3339,800
2004John Kerry47.6%George W. Bush51.2%R +3.7312,909
2000Al Gore47.1%George W. Bush48.2%R +1.0282,692

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 +16.2.

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.