San Francisco turnout: Consolidated General Election, November 3, 2026
Data as of November 8, 2026, 3:58 p.m.: view the results report
Turnout is on track to be normal for a midterm general.
342,844 ballots counted (64.2% of registered voters) 5 days after polls closed. Nov 2022 had counted 49.6% at the same point.
The Department of Elections estimates about 6,200 ballots are left to count (2,400 vote-by-mail and 3,800 provisional). That would put final turnout at about 65% (about 349,000 ballots). The count is running faster than in past midterm generals: about 4 days ahead of Nov 2022 and 6 days ahead of Nov 2018, with 98% of expected ballots already counted.
Ballots returned and counted
Share of registered voters whose ballots had come in, by days before election day. After polls close, dashed lines show ballots counted, which start far below returns because many returned ballots are still uncounted.
- This election
- Same type of election
- Similar elections
- Ballots counted
- Projected final turnout
How ballots came in each day
37,940 people voted at a polling place on election day.
New ballots returned each day for this election, by how voters returned them, and people who voted at a polling place on election day. “Handed in at a voting site” counts mail ballots dropped off at a polling place, City Hall, or another voting site. “Voted at a polling place” counts people who voted there on election day, from the Department's results.
The returned-ballot bars come from a separate Department file that does not update with the 4 PM results, so they can be behind the count above.
- Drop-off
- Handed in at a voting site
- Voted at a polling place
Past elections
“At this point” and “Final” are shares of registered voters. "At this point" means 5 days after polls closed, matching this election's latest data. Mail, Drop-off, and Voting site are shares of returned ballots, from each election's last day of returns data. “Voting site” counts ballots handed in at a polling place, City Hall, or another voting site. In November 2020, ballots left in drop boxes were recorded as mail.
| Election | Type | At this point | Final | Share of final in by now | Mail of returned | Drop-off of returned | Voting site of returned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 3, 2026This election: Consolidated General Election | Midterm general | 64.2% | 33% | 37% | 30% | ||
| November 8, 2022Consolidated General Election | Midterm general | 49.6% | 62.3% final turnout for Consolidated General Election: view source | 80% | 51% | 22% | 28% |
| November 6, 2018Consolidated General Election | Midterm general | 60.0% | 74.5% final turnout for Consolidated General Election: view source | 81% | |||
| November 5, 2024Consolidated General Election | Presidential general | 69.9% | 78.9% final turnout for Consolidated General Election: view source | 89% | 58% | 17% | 25% |
| November 3, 2020Consolidated General Election | Presidential general | 85.1% | 86.3% final turnout for Consolidated General Election: view source | 99% | 55% | 0% | 45% |
| November 8, 2016Consolidated Presidential General Election | Presidential general | 60.8% | 80.7% final turnout for Consolidated Presidential General Election: view source | 75% |