2026 results · California · California 3rd District

Ami Bera, the Democrat, wins re-election in California's 3rd District

Kamala Harris carried the district by 10.3 points in 2024; this year's count is a 5.6-point move toward the Democrats.

California 3rd District: votes counted for each candidate
Candidate	Votes	Share	Share of the vote
Ami BeraDemocrat, incumbent	120,081	58.0%
Robb TuckerRepublican	87,087	42.0%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 4:49 PM EST · 82% counted.

About 82% of the expected vote counted207,168 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 4:42 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 4:59 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI

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About the seat

California's 3rd District takes in all or part of 4 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went D+10.3 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 5.6 points toward the Democrats, ranks 33 of 42 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president: D+10.3
2024 House vote on these lines: D+7.1
Move from 2024, rank in state: 33 of 42

Sacramento County54%
Placer County21%
Nevada County18%
El Dorado County7%

Shares are of the votes counted this year. The district was redrawn for 2026: its 2024 House figure is that year's House vote re-added onto the new lines precinct by precinct, an estimate.

What the count shows

Added together, the 4 counties compared moved 5.6 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 57% as many votes as in 2024, from 70% in El Dorado County to 54% in Placer County.

Sacramento County moved most: D+18.5 for president in 2024, D+26.8 this year

The 4 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.

CountyR+30EvenD+30Move

Sacramento County111,785 votes8.3 pts → D

Nevada County37,823 votes4.4 pts → D

Placer County42,632 votes0.8 pts → D

El Dorado County14,928 votes0.8 pts → R

2024 president 2026

Sacramento County added 7,143 net votes for Tucker against the 2024 margin

Across the 4 counties compared, the margin moved by 4,357 votes toward Tucker: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.

Sacramento County+7,143 Tucker
Placer County+4,918 Bera
Nevada County+1,254 Tucker
El Dorado County+878 Tucker

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StatewideDemocrats won 6 of California's 12 statewide races and lead 5 more.

won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.

Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.