2026 results · California · California 23rd District

Jay Obernolte, the Republican, leads in the race for California's 23rd District

Donald Trump carried the district by 19.4 points in 2024; this year's count is a 15.7-point move toward the Democrats.

California 23rd District: votes counted for each candidate
Candidate	Votes	Share	Share of the vote
Jay ObernolteRepublican, incumbent	89,601	51.9%
Tessa Lynn HodgeDemocrat	83,181	48.1%

Not called: the count we can read does not say how much is left, so we make no estimate of the finish. How we call races →

Nearly all of the expected vote counted172,782 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 23rd District takes in all or part of 4 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+19.4 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 15.7 points toward the Democrats, ranks 18 of 42 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president: R+19.4
2024 House vote on these lines: R+21.9
Move from 2024, rank in state: 18 of 42

San Bernardino County92%
Riverside County4%
Los Angeles County2%
Kern 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 4 counties compared moved 15.7 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 63% as many votes as in 2024, from 102% in Los Angeles County to 32% in Riverside County.

Los Angeles County moved most: R+3.5 for president in 2024, D+20.6 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+30EvenD+30Move

Los Angeles County3,618 votes24.1 pts → D

San Bernardino County158,653 votes16.0 pts → D

Kern County2,998 votes12.6 pts → D

Riverside County7,513 votes2.9 pts → D

2024 president 2026

San Bernardino County added 42,057 net votes for Hodge against the 2024 margin, 89% of the district's change

Across the 4 counties compared, the margin moved by 47,144 votes toward Hodge: 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.

San Bernardino County+42,057 Hodge
Riverside County+3,446 Hodge
Los Angeles County+869 Hodge
Kern County+772 Hodge

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

Striped on the map above. Largest first.

Los Angeles CountyR+3.5D+20.6

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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.