Here is where early turnout stood heading into Election Day, Nov. 3, with the date or time of each figure as reported.

Statewide

KTVU reported that 6.5 million ballots had been cast, about 27% of California's electorate, putting statewide turnout on pace to beat the 2022 midterm. The Oaklandside reported that as of Monday, about 800,000 more Californians had cast ballots than at the same point in 2022. KTVU said overall Bay Area balloting was tracking at about the same level as 2022.

By county

  • Alameda: More than 275,000 people, or nearly 28% of registered voters, had voted as of Monday, The Oaklandside reported. KTVU put Alameda's turnout at 27%.
  • Santa Clara: The registrar's new election dashboard showed 21.6% turnout on the morning of Oct. 30 and 28.18% by Monday morning, the Los Gatan reported. The registrar projects final turnout of 55% to 65%.
  • San Francisco: As of Monday night, the Department of Elections had received ballots from 27% of eligible voters and processed 140,000 ballots, KTVU reported. The department projects final turnout of 60% to 65%. Mission Local reported turnout of 25.7% as of Sunday, which it called in line with past elections.

Where San Francisco ballots came from

Using Department of Elections records through Sunday night, Mission Local reported the highest early turnout in West of Twin Peaks, the Castro, Noe Valley and Bernal Heights. The Richmond, the Sunset and Haight-Ashbury were also strong. Bayview, the Tenderloin, SoMa and parts of the Mission were further behind.

When results come

KTVU reported that San Francisco's first tally is due at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday. Elections Director John Arntz said more results will come Wednesday at 4 p.m. and Thursday, and that the department expects to finish counting vote-by-mail ballots by Friday. Election officials told KTVU complete results may not come until Sunday. For earlier figures, see our Oct. 29 ballot-returns story.

No results had been released when this story was published. Polls and drop boxes close at 8 p.m.