Over 184,000 estimated ballots left to count in Contra Costa
Could affect outcomes in close races
By Allen D. Payton
As of Thursday afternoon, Nov. 5, 2026, the Contra Costa Elections office announced there are 184,200 unprocessed ballots remaining to be counted in the county from Tuesday’s election.
Also, they announced the next results update is expected to be provided Friday afternoon, Nov. 6 at 4:00 p.m.
The remaining ballots could affect the outcome of several close races in the county including the Antioch City Council District 1 and Antioch School Board Area 5 Trustee races.
Currently challenger and former Councilwoman Joy Motts leads incumbent Tamisha Torres-Walker in the council race and incumbent Mary Rocha leads challenger Brandon Dawkins in the school board race. (See related article)
Following is the breakdown of the Estimated number of unprocessed ballots:
Ballots voted at a voting location – 200
Vote-by-mail ballots received on or before Election Day – 165,000
Vote-by-mail ballots received after Election Day – 12,000
Provisional ballots – 500
Conditional Voter Registration Provisional ballots – 4,000
Other (In Review, Damaged) – 2,000
Total – 184,200
Next Results Expected (date and time): Friday, 11/6/2026 – 4:00 PM.
As of Wednesday morning’s update at 12:12 AM, a total of 280,686 ballots had been counted, out of 733,037 registered voters in the county. The remaining ballots make up almost 40 percent of the total 464,886 estimated ballots cast. They don’t include ballots that can still arrive by next Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. that were mailed and postmarked this past Tuesday.
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