Superintendent of Public Instruction - Merced County Results

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Unofficial Election Results

Results will be certified by July 10, 2026.

( 729 of 729 ) precincts partially
reporting as of June 9, 2026, 3:55 p.m. Help icon: See FAQs for additional information on how precincts reporting information is determined.

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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.

Candidate County Votes County % State Votes State %
Richard Barrera8,683
23.5%
1,444,237
20.2%
Wendy Castaneda Leal4,255
11.5%
633,472
8.8%
Nichelle M. Henderson2,036
5.5%
687,961
9.6%
Frank Lara3,681
10.0%
537,246
7.5%
Ainye Long2,179
5.9%
393,038
5.5%
Gus Mattammal649
1.8%
155,949
2.2%
Al Muratsuchi1,944
5.3%
599,166
8.4%
Josh Newman3,085
8.4%
491,718
6.9%
Anthony Rendon2,174
5.9%
583,298
8.1%
Sonja Shaw8,258
22.4%
1,639,314
22.9%
 

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