Superintendent of Public Instruction - Kern County Results

Unofficial Election Results

Results will be certified by July 10, 2026.

( 819 of 819 ) precincts partially
reporting as of June 9, 2026, 6:15 p.m.

Visit the County Reporting Status page to determine when a county has submitted its latest report.

Vote-by-mail, provisional, and other ballots will continue to be processed and counted after Election Night.

Election results will change throughout the ballot counting canvass period as vote-by-mail ballots, provisional ballots (including conditional voter registration provisional ballots), and other ballots are tallied.

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	County Votes	County %	State Votes	State %
Richard Barrera	18,337	14.6%	1,444,237	20.2%
Wendy Castaneda Leal	10,797	8.6%	633,472	8.8%
Nichelle M. Henderson	7,851	6.3%	687,961	9.6%
Frank Lara	9,414	7.5%	537,246	7.5%
Ainye Long	7,707	6.1%	393,038	5.5%
Gus Mattammal	2,905	2.3%	155,949	2.2%
Al Muratsuchi	6,883	5.5%	599,166	8.4%
Josh Newman	6,904	5.5%	491,718	6.9%
Anthony Rendon	12,010	9.6%	583,298	8.1%
Sonja Shaw	42,655	34.0%	1,639,314	22.9%

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