2026 results · California · California 13th District

Adam Gray, the Democrat, wins re-election in California's 13th District

Kamala Harris carried the district by 0.5 points in 2024; this year's count is a 22.8-point move toward the Democrats.

California 13th District: votes counted for each candidate
Candidate	Votes	Share	Share of the vote
Adam GrayDemocrat, incumbent	70,184	61.7%
Kevin LincolnRepublican	43,640	38.3%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 4:49 PM EST · 79% counted.

About 79% of the expected vote counted113,824 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 12:48 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 13th District takes in all or part of 5 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+0.5 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 22.8 points toward the Democrats, ranks 8 of 42 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president: D+0.5
2024 House vote on these lines: D+6.4
Move from 2024, rank in state: 8 of 42

Merced County43%
Stanislaus County32%
San Joaquin County18%
Madera County5%
Fresno County2%

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 5 counties compared moved 22.8 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 55% as many votes as in 2024, from 66% in San Joaquin County to 47% in Stanislaus County.

Fresno County moved most: D+9.9 for president in 2024, D+48.6 this year

The 5 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+50EvenD+50Move

Fresno County2,050 votes38.7 pts → D

San Joaquin County20,585 votes28.7 pts → D

Madera County6,181 votes27.4 pts → D

Stanislaus County36,105 votes21.2 pts → D

Merced County48,903 votes19.3 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Merced County added 11,042 net votes for Gray against the 2024 margin, 43% of the district's change

Across the 5 counties compared, the margin moved by 25,481 votes toward Gray: 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.

Merced County+11,042 Gray
Stanislaus County+7,655 Gray
San Joaquin County+4,570 Gray
Madera County+1,528 Gray
Fresno County+686 Gray

1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Gray this year

Striped on the map above. Largest first.

Merced CountyR+4.3D+15.0

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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.