More than 180,000 ballots returned so far for California primary election, data firm says
Updated: 10:58 PM PDT May 9, 2026
More than 180,000 ballots have been returned with less than a month to go before California’s primary election on June 2, according to a data firm used by political campaigns.Data from Political Data Inc., as of Friday, showed that nearly 1% of the state’s 22,983,257 ballots had been returned. The turnout rate for Democrats so far is 0.7% and for Republicans 1.1%. Those who declined to state a party had a turnout rate of 0.6%. Voters ages 65 and older had a turnout rate of 1.7%, which is the highest. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
More than 180,000 ballots have been returned with less than a month to go before California’s primary election on June 2, according to a data firm used by political campaigns.
Data from Political Data Inc., as of Friday, showed that nearly 1% of the state’s 22,983,257 ballots had been returned.
The turnout rate for Democrats so far is 0.7% and for Republicans 1.1%. Those who declined to state a party had a turnout rate of 0.6%.
Voters ages 65 and older had a turnout rate of 1.7%, which is the highest.
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