California special general election, August 18, 2026
U.S. House, 14th district
Special general electionCALLED, WAHAB
Projected winner
53.1%Aisha Wahab+6.2 over Hernandez
Votes counted
97,208of about 112,000 expected
Share of expected vote in
86.8%323 of 323 precincts have reported
Race called
>99%the feed has called it
The field
2 on the ballot, ordered by vote.
Aisha Wahab53.1%51,610 votes
Melissa Hernandez46.9%45,598 votes
What is left to count
1 of 1 counties finished, 1 reporting anything. About 14,792 votes still outstanding, concentrated here.
Where the vote is coming from
Shaded for whoever leads each county, deeper where the margin is wider. Click one to pin it below.
WahabHernandez
The map is framed on the 1 county this district covers, with the rest of California drawn around it.
Every county
1 county in this race. Every county has reported something. Click any of them to break it down above.
Returns from Decision Desk HQ. Percentages are shares of this contest. Where a county reports no precinct count, progress is its vote against the expected total instead. Lead confidence reflects how much of the vote is still out, not a poll. Unofficial until certified.