BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Tuesday, November 3, 2026, is Midterm Election Day in Kern County and around the U.S.
Races in this year’s midterm election include California’s governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, propositions, and more.
For Kern County, there are also several local races and measures.
Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday and close at 8 p.m.
Voters may return their voted ballot by dropping their ballot off at an official drop box; or vote-by-mail ballots that are personally delivered to a ballot drop-off location must be delivered no later 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Kern County Ballot Drop Box KBAK/KBFX
Official Drop Boxes are available at the following locations:
Bakersfield
Kern County Elections Office – 1115 Truxtun Ave., 93301Kern County Fire Station #67 – 14341 Brimhall Rd., 93314Holloway-Gonzales Branch Library – 506 E. Brundage Ln., 93307Kern County Public Works Road Yard – 5438 Victor St., 93308CSUB – 9001 Stockdale Hwy., 93311Bakersfield Community College – 1801 Panorama Dr., 93305Greenfield Senior Center (Ben Austin) – 1751 McKee Rd., 93307
Arvin
Arvin Branch Library – 201 Campus Dr., 93203
California City
California City Branch Library – 9507 California City Blvd., 93505
Delano
Delano Branch Library – 925 10th Ave, 93215
Frazier Park
Frazier Park Branch Library – 3732 Park Dr., 93225
Lake Isabella
Kern County Superior Court – 7046 Lake Isabella Blvd., 93240
Lamont
Kern County Human Services – 8300 Segrue Rd., 93241
McFarland
McFarland Branch Library – 500 W. Kern Ave., 93250
Ridgecrest
Kern County Superior Court – 132 E. Coso Ave., 93555
Rosamond
Rosamond Branch Library – 3611 Rosamond Blvd., 93560
Shafter
Kern County Fire Station #32 – 325 Sunset Ave., 93263
Taft
Taft Branch Library – 27 Cougar Ct., 93268
Tehachapi
Tehachapi Branch Library – 212 Green St., 93561
Wasco
Wasco Branch Library – 1102 7th St., 93280
To find your poll site, click here.
If you want to deliver it via postal mail, mail ballots must be postmarked by November 3 and received no later than 7 days after Election Day.
If you have cast a mail-in ballot, you can click here to check on its status.
After the polls close at 8 p.m., the counting of ballots will begin shortly thereafter.
The Kern County Elections Office said on December 3, 2026, the county elections official shall prepare a certified statement of the results of the election and submit it to each jurisdiction within 30 days of the election.
Visit KernVote.com for more information.