2026 results · California · California 19th District

Jimmy Panetta, the Democrat, wins re-election in California's 19th District

Kamala Harris carried the district by 34.8 points in 2024; this year's count is a 9.9-point move toward the Democrats.

California 19th District: votes counted for each candidate
Candidate	Votes	Share	Share of the vote
Jimmy PanettaDemocrat, incumbent	160,763	72.3%
Peter VerbicaRepublican	61,469	27.7%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 11:40 PM EST · 84% counted.

About 84% of the expected vote counted222,232 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 19th District takes in all or part of 4 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+34.8 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 9.9 points toward the Democrats, ranks 24 of 42 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president: D+34.8
2024 House vote on these lines: D+38.6
Move from 2024, rank in state: 24 of 42

Santa Cruz County33%
Santa Clara County29%
Monterey County26%
San Luis Obispo County12%

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 9.9 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 60% as many votes as in 2024, from 71% in Monterey County to 52% in San Luis Obispo County.

Monterey County moved most: D+36.1 for president in 2024, D+47.6 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+70EvenD+70Move

Monterey County56,870 votes11.5 pts → D

San Luis Obispo County27,575 votes10.4 pts → D

Santa Clara County63,547 votes7.2 pts → D

Santa Cruz County74,240 votes6.1 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Santa Cruz County added 19,036 net votes for Verbica against the 2024 margin, 63% of the district's change

Across the 4 counties compared, the margin moved by 30,170 votes toward Verbica: 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.

Santa Cruz County+19,036 Verbica
Santa Clara County+13,699 Verbica
San Luis Obispo County+4,406 Panetta
Monterey County+1,841 Verbica

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

Striped on the map above. Largest first.

San Luis Obispo CountyR+5.9D+4.4

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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.