2026 results · California · county
Santa Clara County, California
Becerra carried Santa Clara County by 43.5 points in the race for governor, 3.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (D+40.0). 13 races have votes counted here.
- Votes counted, governor
- 613,029
- 82% of the 750,433 votes for president in 2024
- 2026 margin
- D+43.5
- 2024 president
- D+40.0
- Shift from 2024
- 3.5 pts → D
- In California
- 9th of 58
- The 9th best county for Becerra of the 58 counted; 38th for turnout against 2024.
Statewide races
- California GovernorXavier Becerra won · D+31.2 across the state71.7% Xavier Becerra28.3% Steve HiltonD+43.5613,029 votes3.5 pts → D2024 D+40.0
- California Attorney GeneralRob Bonta won · D+30.9 across the state71.5% Rob Bonta28.5% Michael E. GatesD+43.0604,409 votes3.0 pts → D2024 D+40.0
- California Board of Equalization District 2Sally J. Lieber won · Lieber +19.1 across the state56.3% Sally J. Lieber43.7% John PimentelLieber +12.7525,447 votes—no 2024 return
- California ControllerMalia M. Cohen won · D+31.0 across the state71.3% Malia M. Cohen28.7% Herb W MorganD+42.6601,910 votes2.6 pts → D2024 D+40.0
- California Insurance CommissionerJane Kim won · Kim +8.5 across the state53.9% Jane Kim46.1% Ben AllenKim +7.8543,151 votes32.2 pts → R2024 D+40.0
- California Lieutenant GovernorFiona Ma won · D+31.0 across the state72.3% Fiona Ma27.7% Gloria RomeroD+44.6606,487 votes4.6 pts → D2024 D+40.0
- California Secretary of StateShirley N. Weber won · D+33.1 across the state72.6% Shirley N. Weber27.4% Donald P. (Don) WagnerD+45.1603,542 votes5.2 pts → D2024 D+40.0
- California Superintendent of Public InstructionRichard Barrera won · Barrera +18.1 across the state61.6% Richard Barrera38.4% Sonja ShawBarrera +23.1503,420 votes16.9 pts → R2024 D+40.0
- California TreasurerEleni Kounalakis won · D+31.4 across the state71.6% Eleni Kounalakis28.4% Jennifer HawksD+43.1601,319 votes3.2 pts → D2024 D+40.0
The House
Santa Clara County is split between 4 districts; each line is the county’s own part of that district.
- California 16th DistrictSanta Clara County's part of the district · Sam Liccardo won · D+55.9 across the district77.5% Sam Liccardo22.5% Peter Sundin SouléD+55.1222,772 votes8.0 pts → D2024 D+47.0
- California 17th DistrictSanta Clara County's part of the district · Ro Khanna won · D+45.3 across the district72.9% Ro Khanna27.1% Ritesh TandonD+45.7184,195 votes4.6 pts → D2024 D+41.2
- California 18th DistrictSanta Clara County's part of the district · Zoe Lofgren won · D+45.9 across the district73.5% Zoe Lofgren26.5% Shane LewisD+47.097,375 votes11.8 pts → D2024 D+35.2
- California 19th DistrictSanta Clara County's part of the district · Jimmy Panetta won · D+44.2 across the district70.4% Jimmy Panetta29.6% Peter Coe VerbicaD+40.8100,299 votes10.2 pts → D2024 D+30.6
Also on the ballot here, with nothing counted in this county yet: California Board of Equalization District 1, California Board of Equalization District 3, California Board of Equalization District 4. Also in this county: CA-13, with no votes counted in this county's part. Counts come from each race’s official source, named on its own page. Margins are the leading two candidates’ difference in points of all votes counted. 2024 is the presidential vote, Harris against Trump, on the same ground (for a House district, the county’s part of it). A county is not compared with 2024 until a quarter of its 2024 vote is counted. Ranks are among the state’s counties with votes counted in the same race.