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California · U.S. House

California 41st District

Linda Sanchez wins. Called. A change from Republican control.

81% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Linda Sanchez D won 125,248 65.9%
Mitch Clemmons R 64,793 34.1%
Total190,041

281 of 281 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
Los Angeles 152,139 D +37.4 D +18.1 D +19.3 83%
Orange 37,902 D +9.6 D +1.6 D +7.9 72%

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
+8,315 votes190,041D +31.8
+2,894 votes181,726D +31.0
+10,164 votes178,832D +31.2
+281 votes168,668D +29.9
+42 votes168,387D +29.9
+14 votes168,345D +29.9
+970 votes168,331D +29.9
+4,940 votes167,361D +30.0
+1,222 votes162,421D +30.6
+23 votes161,199D +30.8
+1,067 votes161,176D +30.8
+1,505 votes160,109D +30.8