Republicans lead early ballot returns in California’s 6th Congressional District primary.
SACRAMENTO, Calif — Republicans continued to hold a narrow lead in early ballot returns for California’s 6th Congressional District primary, according to the Political Data, Inc. ballot tracker.
The updated tracker covers ballot returns from May 4 through May 15, 2026. Political Data, Inc. reported 23,295 ballots had been returned out of 459,585 ballots tracked in the district, or about 5%.
Republicans accounted for 41% of returned ballots with 9,458 ballots returned during the reporting period. Democrats made up 38% of returned ballots with 8,737 returns, while voters with no party preference or other affiliations accounted for 22% with 5,100 ballots returned.
Older voters continued to represent the largest share of early participation in the district.
Voters 65 and older accounted for 55% of returned ballots with 12,838 returns. Voters ages 50 to 64 made up 21% of returned ballots with 5,006 returns, while voters ages 35 to 49 accounted for 15% with 3,539 ballots returned. Voters ages 18 to 34 represented 8% of returned ballots with 1,912 returns.
The Cook Political Report rates the race as “Solid Democrat.”
California’s 6th Congressional District was redrawn under Proposition 50 and includes parts of Yolo, Sacramento and Placer counties. According to Ballotpedia, the candidates include:
Kevin Kiley (I) Lauren Babb Tomlinson (D)Martha Guerrero (D)Thien Ho (D)Richard Pan (D)Tyler Vandenberg (D)Michael Stansfield (R)
A map of the redrawn district can be found below.
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