Real-Time Results: LA County Midterm Election 2026

LOS ANGELES, CA — The polls are closed in Los Angeles County, and voters will soon know the results of numerous local races, if billionaires will get their own California tax and whether a blue wave will flood Congress.

Millions of voters and election officials wait not only for the results but also for the president’s reaction. President Donald Trump’s Justice Department spent the final two weeks of the campaign season issuing subpoenas to California election officials and suing to block 20,000 Golden State ballots from being counted amid allegations of illegal voting.

Amid that contentious backdrop, Californians cast their ballots for a new governor, widely expected to be Democrat Xavier Becerra, who went into the election with a wide lead in the polls over Republican Steve Hilton.

The outcome of dozens of down-ballot primary races also hangs in the balance in Los Angeles County. Voters are waiting to find out who came out ahead in the race for sheriff, several local ballot questions and numerous city-level races.

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As of September, the California Secretary of State reported that 23,164,977 Californians were registered to vote, which accounts for more than 85% of the state's eligible voting population.

Not surprisingly, there are far more registered Democrats than Republicans in the state, with 45% for the former and 25% for the latter.

In LA County, the rate of voter registration is high. As of September, it was 88.84% — with nearly 51% of voters registered as Democrats and 18.55% percent as Republicans.

Record Turnout

Based on early voting, California is poised to see 60% of registered voters head to the polls, a record for a gubernatorial race, Paul Mitchell, of political data analysis firm Political Data told The San Francisco Chronicle.

While the governor’s race was expected to be called early Tuesday, it’s California’s congressional races and ballot measures that are poised to offer the biggest upsets and surprises. Hanging in the balance is control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mitchell predicted that five key redrawn congressional districts appear poised to deliver Democratic victories driven, in part, by high turnout among Latino voters.

“I think the blue wave is on track,” Mitchell told The Chronicle. “It seems to be on track that we’re going to have a really strong turnout.”

So far, voter turnout has been higher in competitive races such as the Central Valley’s District 22 and the 48th Congressional District in San Diego — two districts Democrats hope to flip after their mid-decade gerrymander.

As of Oct. 29, Democratic voters represented 51% of ballots returned statewide compared to just 28% among Republican voters, according to the Political Data tracker.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Race

There is one countywide race.

Incumbent Sheriff Robert Luna is facing former sheriff Alex Villanueva, whom Luna defeated in 2022.

Los Angeles County Ballot Questions

Voters considered two county-level ballot questions.

Measure A would prohibit strikes by district attorney investigators, medical examiners, and lifeguards and other employees in the county fire, sheriff’s and medical examiner’s departments, while establishing a binding arbitration process for resolving labor disputes with public safety employee unions.

Measure E would increase the independence of the upcoming county Ethics Commission and Office of Ethics Compliance. It would grant ethics officials the power to investigate misconduct by county officials, candidates, lobbyists and contractors; issue subpoenas and fine violators up to $15,000 per offense.

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City And Other Local Offices

Voters in cities and unincorporated across Los Angeles County decided numerous other local races and propositions, including races for City Council and other elected positions.

Scroll through the results below or click here for a searchable list of all races in Los Angeles County.

Real-time results for Los Angeles City races, including the contest for mayor, are available here

Gubernatorial Race

The governor’s race was somewhat anticlimactic following a chaotic primary with a crowded field of candidates roiled when the frontrunner was forced to step down amid sexual assault allegations. Since then, Becerra maintained a steady lead over Hilton in the polls.

In the final days of the election, a new SurveyUSA poll showed Becerra with a 22-point lead.

Click here for real-time results in the California Governor’s races.

Congressional Races

All 52 of California’s Congressional seats were on the ballot.

Congressional races across California were under intense scrutiny following voter approval of Proposition 50, a partisan redistricting measure expected to reshape the state’s political map. Thanks to the redistricting, only a handful of districts were truly competitive. Democrats hoped to flip as many as five Republican House seats in a bid to overturn the GOP’s slim House majority.

Democrats think they can flip as many as five seats, with four seeming very much in reach, according to the polls. Both parties are spending like control of the House is on the line.

Click here for real-time results in California’s Congressional races.

Propositions

There were 14 statewide propositions on the ballot this week. Arguably, the most hot-button ballot initiatives involve taxation. Proposition 40 is the highly discussed billionaire tax, while Propositions 41 and 42 aim to counter the measure. Proposition 3 also addresses taxes on the state's highest earners.

Click here for real-time results for all of California’s ballot measures.