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California · U.S. House

California 42nd District

Robert Garcia wins. Called.

79% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Robert Garcia D won 123,914 60.1%
Brian Burley R 82,151 39.9%
Total206,065

402 of 402 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
Orange 126,943 R +0.2 R +5.0 D +4.8 77%
Los Angeles 79,122 D +53.1 D +44.9 D +8.2 81%

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
+2,514 votes206,065D +20.3
+6,038 votes203,551D +19.8
+3,831 votes197,513D +20.2
+24 votes193,682D +19.3
+37 votes193,658D +19.3
+1,166 votes193,621D +19.3
+1,326 votes192,455D +19.1
+1,503 votes191,129D +18.9
+8,934 votes189,626D +18.7
+795 votes180,692D +20.9
+1,051 votes179,897D +20.7
+2,275 votes178,846D +21.5