2026 results · California · California Controller

Malia Cohen, the Democrat, is elected California Controller

Kamala Harris carried California by 20.1 points in 2024; this year's count is a 10.1-point move toward the Democrats.

California Controller: votes counted for each candidate
Candidate	Votes	Share	Share of the vote
Malia CohenDemocrat	6,344,496	65.1%
Herb MorganRepublican	3,398,104	34.9%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 4:49 PM EST · 88% counted.

About 88% of the expected vote counted9,742,600 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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What moved most

Scroll through California, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.

What the count shows

Added together, the 58 counties compared moved 10.1 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 61% as many votes as in 2024, from 83% in Amador County to 29% in Lake County. Turnout and the move from 2024 were barely related.

Merced County moved most: R+4.4 for president in 2024, D+17.3 this year

The 10 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, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.

CountyR+50EvenD+50Move

Merced County48,594 votes21.7 pts → D

Kern County141,102 votes21.3 pts → D

San Joaquin County162,805 votes18.6 pts → D

Tulare County77,137 votes18.5 pts → D

San Bernardino County468,810 votes18.5 pts → D

Riverside County437,647 votes16.8 pts → D

Stanislaus County97,935 votes16.7 pts → D

Fresno County162,808 votes13.2 pts → D

Los Angeles County2,729,499 votes12.6 pts → D

Monterey County98,136 votes11.1 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Santa Clara County added 144,613 net votes for Morgan against the 2024 margin, 58% of the statewide change

Across the 58 counties compared, the margin moved by 248,090 votes toward Morgan: 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 Clara County+144,613 Morgan
Alameda County+107,805 Morgan
San Bernardino County+92,898 Cohen
San Mateo County+83,496 Morgan
Riverside County+79,888 Cohen
San Diego County+66,577 Morgan
Sonoma County+62,250 Morgan
San Francisco County+61,358 Morgan

11 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Cohen this year

Striped on the map above. Largest first.

San Bernardino CountyR+2.1D+16.3
Riverside CountyR+1.3D+15.5
Fresno CountyR+4.4D+8.8
San Joaquin CountyR+0.9D+17.7
Kern CountyR+21.1D+0.2
Stanislaus CountyR+11.0D+5.7
Butte CountyR+3.1D+0.9
Merced CountyR+4.4D+17.3
Imperial CountyR+0.9D+30.8
Lake CountyR+1.4D+13.0
Inyo CountyR+3.0D+5.7

What the places that moved have in common

Each of California’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.

Urban, suburban and rural counties

Urban8 counties, 58% of the vote8.2 pts → D

Suburban24 counties, 37% of the vote10.3 pts → D

Rural26 counties, 5% of the vote8.4 pts → D

2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).

Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.

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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.