Primary Election 2024 Live Updates: Bay Area and California
Follow KQED reporters as we cover election results from across California and the Bay Area.
Bay Area voters, here's when you can expect updated election results
After voting, the next thing everyone wants to know is who won. In most of California, vote-counting is slow — very slow. It’s not uncommon in the Post-Hanging-Chad/Mail-In Ballot Era to wait days for a definitive election result, especially in a close race. If you want an unambiguously final result, you’ll wait much longer — until April 12, when the state’s primary vote will be officially certified. We don’t know how to speed up the process, but we can give you an idea of when you might expect the coming rounds of results from Bay Area counties.
Here’s a quick rundown of the most recent county vote reports and when counties say (or don’t say) voters can expect the next round of results:
Alameda County. Last report: 4:56 p.m. Thursday, with 98,531 votes counted (10.5% of county’s registered voters). Next report: Not announced.
Contra Costa County. Last report: 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, with 145,575 votes counted (20% of county’s registered voters). Next report: By 5 p.m. Friday, March 8.
Marin County. Last report: 5:05 p.m. Wednesday, with 39,031 votes counted (23% of county’s registered voters). Next report: By 5 p.m. Friday, March 8.
Napa County. Last report: 10:34 p.m. Tuesday, with 15,304 votes counted (18% of county’s registered voters). Next report: Not announced.
San Francisco County. Last report: 3:59 p.m. Thursday, with 132,091 votes counted (26.4% of county’s registered voters). Next report: 4 p.m. Friday, March 8.
San Mateo County. Last report: 4:30 p.m. Thursday, with 104,684 votes counted (24% of county’s registered votes. Next report: Before 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 11.
Santa Clara County. Last report: 5 p.m. Thursday, with 232,035 votes counted (22.7% of county’s registered voters). Next report: 5 p.m. Friday, March 8.
Solano County. Last report: 4:50 p.m. Thursday, with 77,641 votes counted (29.1% of county’s registered voters). Next report: Friday, March 8, by end of day.
Sonoma County. Last report: 12:36 a.m. Wednesday, with 76,374 votes counted (25.1% of county’s registered voters. Next report: 5 p.m. Friday, March 8.