2026 results · California · California 32nd District
Brad Sherman, the Democrat, wins re-election in California's 32nd District
Kamala Harris carried the district by 25.1 points in 2024; this year's count is a 9.6-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad ShermanDemocrat, incumbent | 160,976 | 67.4% | |
| Larry ThompsonRepublican | 77,979 | 32.6% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 4:49 PM EST · 93% counted.
About 93% of the expected vote counted238,955 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 32nd District takes in all or part of 2 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+25.1 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 9.6 points toward the Democrats, ranks 26 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+24.4
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 26 of 42
- Los Angeles County85%
- Ventura County15%
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 2 counties compared moved 9.6 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 67% as many votes as in 2024, from 70% in Los Angeles County to 54% in Ventura County.
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Sherman this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Ventura CountyR+5.0D+3.2
California’s ballot
All of California’s resultsThe state legislatureBallot measures
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.