“Orange County received more than 268,000 Vote-By-Mail ballots on or after Election Day and processed about 2,200 provisional ballots in this election,” said Registrar Page. “We reported the results from at least 95 percent of accepted ballots within seven days, a pace that reflects the efficiency of our elections process and the dedication of our staff.”

Prior to certification, two audits were completed to verify the results of the election.  

The legally required One Percent Manual Tally examined and manually tallied more than 11,500 ballots from 27 precincts. The hand count results were then compared with the election results that were produced by the county’s voting system.  

While not legally required, a risk-limiting ballot comparison audit was also conducted. During the audit, ballots among six contests selected by the Registrar of Voters were examined and compared to the original cast vote record. These more than 350 ballots were randomly selected using an audit software application to achieve a 95 percent confidence level that the election outcome was accurate.

Both audits confirmed that the results of the election were correct.

Additionally, logic and accuracy testing of the Registrar of Voters’ voting system equipment and software was conducted twice to ensure the accuracy of the results. Test ballots were fed through about 400 ballot scanners both before and after they were used to tabulate official ballots in this election. All the votes on the test ballots were accurately counted.

Registrar of Voters produces detailed reports and maps focusing on overall results and results by precincts, districts, cities, and more. View these reports by visiting ocvote.gov/detailed-results and ocvote.gov/map-central.

To view statewide results for the 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election, visit electionresults.sos.ca.gov.