2026 results · California · California 24th District
Salud Carbajal, the Democrat, wins re-election in California's 24th District
Kamala Harris carried the district by 25.1 points in 2024; this year's count is a 6.9-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salud CarbajalDemocrat, incumbent | 125,149 | 66.0% | |
| Bob SmithRepublican | 64,460 | 34.0% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 12:02 AM EST · 78% counted.
About 78% of the expected vote counted189,609 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 24th District takes in all or part of 3 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+25.1 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 6.9 points toward the Democrats, ranks 32 of 42 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+25.1
- 2024 House vote on these lines
- D+25.3
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 32 of 42
- Santa Barbara County52%
- San Luis Obispo County27%
- Ventura County21%
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 3 counties compared moved 6.9 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 54% as many votes as in 2024, from 58% in Ventura County to 53% in San Luis Obispo County.
Ventura County moved most: D+27.1 for president in 2024, D+34.3 this year
The 3 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.
2024 president 2026
Santa Barbara County added 15,979 net votes for Smith against the 2024 margin, 59% of the district's change
Across the 3 counties compared, the margin moved by 26,999 votes toward Smith: 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 Barbara County+15,979 Smith
- San Luis Obispo County+5,988 Smith
- Ventura County+5,032 Smith
California’s ballot
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The seats that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won 6 of California's 12 statewide races and lead 5 more.
- GovernorXavier BecerraD+30.5
- Attorney GeneralRob BontaD+30.2
- Board of Equalization District 1Nelson EsparzaD+7.9Leads
- Board of Equalization District 2Sally J. LieberD+19.3Leads
- Board of Equalization District 3Mike GipsonD+17.6Leads
- Board of Equalization District 4Tom UmbergD+13.0Leads
- ControllerMalia CohenD+30.2
- Insurance CommissionerJane KimD+6.3Leads
- Lieutenant GovernorFiona MaD+30.3
- Secretary of StateShirley WeberD+32.2
- Superintendent of Public InstructionRichard BarreraBarrera +17.1
- TreasurerEleni KounalakisD+30.6
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 43–9, now D 48–4, counting the leaders in 5 uncalled seats
- 1D+10.5McGuire
- 2D+29.9Huffman
- 3D+15.9Bera
- 4D+3.1Jones
- 5R+12.7McClintock
- 6D+17.2Pan
- 7D+11.3Matsui
- 8D+45.3Garamendi
- 9D+33.8Harder
- 10D+39.3DeSaulnier
- 11D+8.1Wiener
- 12D+61.1Simon
- 13D+23.3Gray
- 14D+15.1Wahab
- 15D+56.9Mullin
- 16D+53.6Liccardo
- 17D+42.4Khanna
- 18D+44.2Lofgren
- 19D+44.7Panetta
- 20R+23.7Fong
- 21D+25.3Costa
- 22D+33.2Villegas
- 23R+3.7Obernolte
- 24D+32.0Carbajal
- 25D+30.0Ruiz
- 26D+23.9Irwin
- 27D+27.2Whitesides
- 28D+39.8Chu
- 29D+16.2Rivas
- 30D+54.1Friedman
- 31D+31.1Cisneros
- 32D+34.7Sherman
- 33D+35.9Aguilar
- 34D+22.7Gonzales-Torres
- 35D+32.2Torres
- 36D+44.8Lieu
- 37D+22.7Kamlager-Dove
- 38D+34.4Solis
- 39D+33.2Takano
- 40R+7.9Calvert
- 41D+34.4Sánchez
- 42D+22.3Garcia
- 43D+65.0Waters
- 44D+62.6Barragán
- 45D+20.0Tran
- 46D+39.2Correa
- 47D+15.1Min
- 48D+18.8Wilpert
- 49D+15.6Levin
- 50D+23.7Peters
- 51D+28.0Jacobs
- 52D+39.5Vargas
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.