Fremont Primary: Winners and Vote Totals

Aisha Wahab led California’s 14th Congressional District primary with 23,296 votes, or 34.3%, in unofficial results posted by the California secretary of state on June 3. Melissa Hernandez ran second with 10,933 votes, or 16.1%, putting the two Democrats in position to advance to the November general election under California’s top-two system. Fremont, which is partly in the district, was among the East Bay cities voting in the June 2 primary. Unofficial statewide returns also showed Xavier Becerra leading Alameda County’s vote for governor with 48,954 votes, ahead of Tom Steyer’s 45,272 and Steve Hilton’s 28,108. ### Which congressional candidates were ahead in the district that includes part of Fremont? California’s 14th Congressional District showed Aisha Wahab in first place and Melissa Hernandez in second in the secretary of state’s districtwide returns as of 2:05 p.m. on June 3. Wahab had 34.3% of the vote, Hernandez had 16.1%, Wendy Huang had 16.0%, Dena Maldonado had 14.8%, and Rakhi Israni Singh had 11.5%. (dp.electionresults.sos.ca.gov) The secretary of state’s results page said all 289 precincts in the district were partially reporting and described the tally as unofficial. The same page said the district is entirely contained in Alameda County. Patch reported before the election that the race followed Eric Swalwell’s resignation and that the June 2 contest would choose candidates for a full term, separate from an Aug. 18 special election to fill the remainder of the current term. (dp.electionresults.sos.ca.gov) Patch identified Rakhi Israni as one of the candidates and said Fremont is part of the district. ### What did Alameda County’s governor vote look like? (dp.electionresults.sos.ca.gov) Xavier Becerra led Alameda County’s governor tally with 48,954 votes, or 29.7%, in unofficial county results posted by the California secretary of state. Tom Steyer followed with 45,272 votes, or 27.5%, and Steve Hilton had 28,108 votes, or 17.1%. Katie Porter had 12,522 votes, Matt Mahan had 9,417, and Chad Bianco led the Republican field in the county with 7,571. (patch.com) Statewide returns posted by the secretary of state showed Steve Hilton leading the governor’s race across California with 1,387,459 votes, or 27.8%, while Becerra had 1,267,375, or 25.4%, and Steyer had 979,265, or 19.6%. Those returns were also marked unofficial and reflected partial reporting as of 2:05 p.m. on June 3. ### Why are the numbers still changing after election night? (dp.electionresults.sos.ca.gov) The California secretary of state said vote-by-mail, provisional and other ballots will continue to be processed and counted after election night during the canvass period. The statewide results page said election results are updated as counties submit new data after polls closed at 8 p.m. on June 2. Alameda County’s elections site directed voters to its June 2 direct primary results page, and the county site said the election is the regular statewide primary used to nominate candidates for federal, state and local offices. (dp.electionresults.sos.ca.gov) ### How does California decide who advances to November? California uses a top-two primary for these contests, meaning all candidates appear on the same ballot and the two highest vote-getters advance to the general election regardless of party. (dp.electionresults.sos.ca.gov) The secretary of state’s election results pages and Ballotpedia’s district overview both described the June 2 contest as a top-two primary. AP’s California results page listed District 14 as “Wahab Hernandez,” reflecting the two candidates then leading that race. (acvote.alamedacountyca.gov) The AP page also listed Hilton as the leader in the governor’s contest at the statewide level. ### When will Fremont-area voters get final results? July 3, 2026 is the deadline for county elections officials to report final official results to the secretary of state, according to California’s statewide results page. (dp.electionresults.sos.ca.gov) July 10, 2026 is the date the secretary of state says it will certify the June 2 primary results. (apnews.com)