San Francisco turnout: Consolidated General Election, November 3, 2026
Data as of October 19, 2026
Returns are normal for a midterm general.
36,779 ballots returned (6.9% of registered voters) 15 days before election day. Nov 2022 was at 7.6% on the same day. This comparison rests on one past election.
If returns keep pace with Nov 2022, final turnout would be about 57% (about 300,000 ballots).
Ballots returned so far
Share of registered voters whose ballots had come in, by days before election day.
- This election
- Same type of election
- Similar elections
How ballots came in each day
New ballots returned each day for this election, by how voters returned them. Ballots handed in at a polling place, City Hall, or another voting site are not the same as the Department's count of people who voted in person.
- Drop-off
- Handed in at a voting site
Past elections
“At this point” and “Final” are shares of registered voters. "At this point" means 15 days before election day, 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 | 6.9% | 75% | 22% | 4% | ||
| November 8, 2022Consolidated General Election | Midterm general | 7.6% | 62.3% final turnout for Consolidated General Election: view source | 12% | 51% | 22% | 28% |
| November 5, 2024Consolidated General Election | Presidential general | 10.8% | 78.9% final turnout for Consolidated General Election: view source | 14% | 58% | 17% | 25% |
| November 3, 2020Consolidated General Election | Presidential general | 26.3% | 86.3% final turnout for Consolidated General Election: view source | 30% | 55% | 0% | 45% |