California’s November 3, 2026, election featured 14 statewide propositions. To check the latest Yes and No totals, go directly to the California Secretary of State’s election results website and look for statewide ballot measures. The results being reported on November 4 are unofficial, even where news organizations have projected a winner. California plans to publish certified results by December 11, 2026.
In early reporting reviewed on Wednesday, November 4, the Associated Press had projected passage of Propositions 1, 2, and 37 and defeat of Propositions 39 and 44. The remaining measures were still being counted without a confirmed final statewide outcome. These are election-night projections, not the certified vote totals; the current Secretary of State figures should take precedence whenever you revisit this article.
California’s polls closed on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. California Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−08:00), equivalent to Wednesday, November 4, at 04:00 UTC. The Secretary of State’s results timetable says unofficial results begin after polls close and continue updating during the vote-counting period.
The following snapshot reflects early November 4 reporting, not a live feed. “Projected” means a news organization assessed the outcome as determined; “leading” describes only the direction of an incomplete count. Neither label means the Secretary of State has certified the result.
| Measure | Early November 4 status | What the outcome would mean |
|---|---|---|
| Prop. 1 — Housing bonds | Yes projected | Authorizes $11.25 billion in state bonds for affordable housing and veterans’ housing assistance. |
| Prop. 2 — Rainy day fund | Yes projected | Changes California’s reserve and debt-payment rules to allow larger budget reserves. |
| Prop. 3 — Tax on high incomes | Yes leading; not yet called | Makes an existing higher-income tax increase permanent rather than letting it expire in 2031. |
| Prop. 4 — Public campaign financing | No leading; not yet called | A Yes vote would remove a state prohibition on public financing of campaigns, subject to rules. |
| Prop. 5 — State officer recalls | Narrow Yes lead; not yet called | Changes the process for replacing recalled statewide officials; close margins make later counts important. |
| Prop. 37 — New-home buyer assistance | Yes projected | Creates a mortgage-assistance loan program for eligible buyers of qualifying new homes, financed through up to $25 billion in revenue bonds. |
| Prop. 38 — Immunology research | Yes leading; not yet called | Authorizes $8.4 billion in bonds for specified immunology and immunotherapy research. |
| Prop. 39 — Identification requirements | No projected | Rejects proposed additional identification rules for voting; existing rules remain in place. |
| Prop. 40 — Wealth tax | No leading; not yet called | A Yes vote would impose a one-time tax of up to 5% on covered wealth above $1 billion. |
| Prop. 41 — Special-tax auditing | No leading; not yet called | A Yes vote would impose new spending-limit and audit rules affecting certain state taxes. |
| Prop. 42 — Personal-property taxes | Yes leading; not yet called | Restricts new state personal-property taxes and certain retroactive taxes. |
| Prop. 43 — Local special taxes | No leading; not yet called | A Yes vote would raise the approval threshold for certain voter-initiated local special taxes. |
| Prop. 44 — Community clinics | No projected | Rejects a proposed rule requiring community health clinics to spend at least 90% of revenue on specified services. |
| Prop. 45 — Environmental review | No leading; not yet called | A Yes vote would change environmental reviews and legal timelines for certain projects under CEQA. |
These descriptions summarize the proposed changes, not every exception or implementation condition. For full wording, analyses and fiscal estimates, consult the Legislative Analyst’s Office proposition analyses. A measure typically needs a majority of the votes cast on that measure, but interacting propositions can create additional legal questions.
These two measures address different parts of the housing market. Proposition 1 would let the state issue $11.25 billion in general obligation bonds to support housing affordability programs, including affordable rental housing and veterans’ home loans. The state estimates annual debt-service costs, so approval is not equivalent to funding housing at zero cost.
Proposition 37 is instead a proposed lending program for eligible purchasers of certain new homes. The measure authorizes up to $25 billion in revenue bonds that would be repaid through the participating homeowners’ loan payments. The official guide says qualifying borrowers must meet residency, income, occupancy and down-payment conditions. Approval does not mean every California buyer automatically receives a grant or an immediate mortgage offer.
Read the official Proposition 1 and Proposition 37 summaries for the full eligibility and financing distinctions.
The projected defeat of Proposition 39 means the proposed new voter-identification requirements would not take effect if that result is confirmed. The proposal would have required government-issued identification for in-person voting and identifying digits on vote-by-mail envelopes. Its rejection should not be confused with eliminating existing election verification measures. The official Proposition 39 summary sets out exactly what was proposed.
Proposition 40 proposed a one-time wealth tax on certain taxpayers with covered assets exceeding $1 billion, with much of the proceeds intended for health care. Propositions 41 and 42 concern new restrictions on particular state taxes. The measures have potential conflicts, meaning the final effects may depend on which measures pass and the relevant conflict provisions—not simply whether one measure has more Yes votes early on election night.
At the early-November-4 snapshot, Proposition 40 was trailing, Proposition 41 was trailing, and Proposition 42 was leading. Do not assume any of these policy changes is already in force. Review the official Proposition 40 and related proposition analyses before drawing conclusions about future tax rules.
Proposition 5, the recall-election proposal, had only a narrow lead in early results. Small early margins can move as additional counties and categories of ballots are counted. A 50%–49% type of snapshot does not establish the final outcome. If you are following just one unresolved measure, check its statewide vote margin and each new reporting timestamp rather than relying on a single election-night screenshot.
County officials conduct the actual ballot verification and vote counting. Initial releases commonly include mail ballots received and processed before Election Day and early in-person votes. Afterward, officials continue processing eligible ballots, including provisional ballots, conditional-registration ballots, and vote-by-mail ballots that were timely postmarked but arrived later.
The Secretary of State’s official canvass explanation says counties have up to 30 days after the election to complete their canvasses, and the statewide certification takes place 38 days after Election Day. For this election, December 11, 2026 is the scheduled certification date. Even a projected win remains unofficial until that process is complete.
A displayed share such as “48% of expected votes counted” is an estimate based on expected turnout, not a declaration that precisely 52% of physical ballots still await counting. Likewise, “precincts reporting” may mean a precinct has reported some ballots, not that every ballot associated with it has been tallied.
The state’s scheduled deadline for certifying the November 3, 2026, results is Friday, December 11, 2026. Until then, use the Secretary of State’s live results page for the latest unofficial count. For local city, county or school measures, consult the relevant county elections office rather than assuming the statewide propositions page covers every item on an individual ballot.
Bottom line: The fastest reliable way to check California proposition outcomes is to read the official statewide Yes/No totals, note when they were updated, and then use the official voter guide to understand what passage or rejection changes. Early reports indicated approval of Propositions 1, 2, and 37, and rejection of Propositions 39 and 44, but the remaining measures required further counting and all results remained subject to certification.
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