Decision Desk HQ · DDHQ unofficial returns: Nov. 6, 2026, 7:02 p.m. CST (8:02 p.m. EST displayed); 63% reported. Uncalled; no winner declared. Actual Census 120th Congressional District land clipped to shoreline. Gray: undecided race; pale California: context. Both candidates Democratic.
Democratic Rep. Doris Matsui led fellow Democrat Mai Vang by 19,446 votes in California's 7th Congressional District on Friday, according to Decision Desk HQ's unofficial returns. Matsui had 96,368 votes, or 55.61%, to Vang's 76,922, or 44.39%, with 63% of the expected vote reported. The race remained uncalled.
The tally added 31,377 votes to an earlier Friday snapshot, narrowing Matsui's advantage by 2,207 votes from 21,653 as the share of expected votes counted rose from 51% to 63%. The district includes parts of Sacramento, El Dorado and San Joaquin counties. Remaining ballots will determine the winner of the contest between the two Democrats.
