San Diego County Estimates 390,000 Election Ballots Outstanding; Next Update Due November 9

SAN DIEGO — November 8, 2026. The San Diego County Registrar of Voters’ latest publicly listed November 6 estimate totals approximately 390,000 ballots still to be processed from the November 3 general election. The county has scheduled its next unofficial results update for Monday, November 9 by 6 p.m.

What makes up the estimate?

According to the Registrar, the outstanding categories include 353,200 mail ballots received on or before Election Day, 20,000 received afterward, 16,500 conditional voter registration ballots and 300 provisional ballots. The vote-center category was zero in that dated update. These estimates may change as election workers process eligible ballots.

Signature problems can be corrected

Voters whose mail-ballot envelope has a missing or nonmatching signature may receive a notification and an opportunity to fix it, known as a signature cure. The deadline is November 25. The county says its canvass and certification should be completed by December 3. These procedures apply across participating San Diego County communities and are not an estimate for a specific city race.

What readers should check

Review the official outstanding-ballot explanation and update schedule and the Registrar’s election results site before describing any contest as complete. A media projection and a legally certified result are different things.

Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, Election Results Explained, updated November 6, 2026.

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