California Primary Election Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Unofficial Election Results
U.S. House of Representatives District 23 - Kern County Results
Unofficial Election Results
Results will be certified by July 10, 2026.
( 27 of 27 ) 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.
| Candidate | County Votes | County % | District Votes | District % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tessa Lynn Hodge (Party Preference: DEM) | 609 | 20.5% | 29,753 | 21.2% | |
| Karsten Scott Nicholson (Party Preference: DEM) | 51 | 1.7% | 4,350 | 3.1% | |
| Pat Wallis (Party Preference: DEM) | 475 | 16.0% | 18,688 | 13.3% | |
| Jay Obernolte (Party Preference: REP) | 1,665 | 56.0% | 80,075 | 57.1% | |
| Karen Leigh Matthews (Party Preference: NPP) | 154 | 5.2% | 6,398 | 4.6% | |
| Eli C. Owens (Party Preference: NPP) | 19 | 0.6% | 977 | 0.7% | |
