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California · U.S. House

California 7th District

Seat stays Democrat; winner not called. Every candidate is from the same party.

45% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Doris Matsui D 77,536 57.5%
Mai Vang D 57,310 42.5%
Total134,846

414 of 414 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 9:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Sacramento 85,239 — — — 41%
El Dorado 40,569 — — — 52%
San Joaquin 9,038 — — — 54%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+2,866 votes134,846—
+1,504 votes131,980—
+767 votes130,476—
+1,784 votes129,709—
+1,611 votes127,925—
+4,465 votes126,314—
+638 votes121,849—
+5 votes121,211—
+3,304 votes121,206—
+35,281 votes117,902—
+6,655 votes82,621—
+75,966 votes75,966—