2026 results · California · California 22nd District

Randy Villegas, the Democrat, flips California's 22nd District

Donald Trump carried the district by 1.8 points in 2024; this year's count is a 35.0-point move toward the Democrats. The Republicans held the seat before the election.

California 22nd District: votes counted for each candidate
Candidate	Votes	Share	Share of the vote
Randy VillegasDemocrat	62,193	66.6%
David ValadaoRepublican, incumbent	31,179	33.4%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 4:49 PM EST · 76% counted.

About 76% of the expected vote counted93,372 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 22nd District takes in all or part of 5 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+1.8 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 35.0 points toward the Democrats, ranks 1 of 42 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president: R+1.8
2024 House vote on these lines: R+3.5
Move from 2024, rank in state: 1 of 42

Kern County59%
Fresno County18%
Tulare County15%
Kings County8%
Madera County0%

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 35.0 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 55% as many votes as in 2024, from 81% in Kings County to 51% in Tulare County.

Tulare County moved most: R+7.6 for president in 2024, D+30.2 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+40EvenD+40Move

Tulare County13,889 votes37.8 pts → D

Kern County55,047 votes36.8 pts → D

Kings County7,758 votes32.8 pts → D

Fresno County16,493 votes29.4 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Kern County added 19,421 net votes for Villegas against the 2024 margin, 57% of the district's change

Across the 5 counties compared, the margin moved by 34,107 votes toward Villegas: 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.

Kern County+19,421 Villegas
Tulare County+6,276 Villegas
Fresno County+5,793 Villegas
Kings County+2,619 Villegas
Madera County+2 Valadao

3 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Villegas this year

Striped on the map above. Largest first.

Fresno CountyR+8.4D+20.9
Tulare CountyR+7.6D+30.2
Kings CountyR+3.9D+29.0

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The seats that changed party

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.