California Elections Report High Uncounted Ballots

Election officials in California are dealing with significant unprocessed ballots following the Nov. 5 general election. In San Joaquin County, nearly 109,000 ballots remain unprocessed as officials work to meet the Dec. 3 certification deadline, with updates to results expected every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Contra Costa County anticipates adding approximately 90,000 ballots to their results, with close races in local elections potentially affected. Berkeley City Councilmember Sophie Hahn leads the mayoral race, but many votes are still outstanding, while San Francisco's mayoral race shows Daniel Lurie in the lead, though 157,000 ballots remain to be counted. Election officials emphasize the preliminary nature of current results, and final outcomes will be confirmed only after all ballots are processed and certified.