See the latest Nov. 3, 2026 Santa Barbara County election results for mayoral races, city councils, school boards, Congress, statewide offices and ballot measures. Browse by category for the contests that matter to you or catch up on our election-night reporting, key results and updates.

Counting continues: All Santa Barbara County precincts have reported election-night results, but additional ballots remain to be counted. Results are unofficial. Mail ballots postmarked by Nov. 3 may arrive through Nov. 10. County results must be certified by Dec. 3.

State propositions

14 contests

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California

Returns as of

Proposition 1: Housing bond

Passes — called by News-Press

Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    60.0%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%5,121,221 votes
  2. No
    40.0%
    3,411,305 votes

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Returns as of

Proposition 37: Homebuyers loan

Passes — called by News-Press

Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    61.5%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%5,217,823 votes
  2. No
    38.5%
    3,269,695 votes

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Returns as of

Proposition 39: Voter ID

Fails — called by News-Press

Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    40.7%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%3,517,200 votes
  2. No
    59.3%
    5,129,786 votes

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Returns as of

Proposition 40: Billionaire tax

Too close to call

Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    45.3%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%3,925,461 votes
  2. No
    54.7%
    4,731,196 votes

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Returns as of

Proposition 41: Tax audits

Too close to call

Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    46.7%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%3,972,495 votes
  2. No
    53.3%
    4,532,729 votes

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Returns as of

Proposition 42: Property taxes

Too close to call

Statewide results · Precincts reported: 23,860 of 23,860 (100%)

  1. Yes
    53.4%
    Passage threshold: More than 50%4,585,229 votes
  2. No
    46.6%
    4,003,212 votes

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