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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                       

July 15, 2016

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Sam Mahood (916) 653-6575

Secretary of State Padilla Certifies Election Results 

Today Secretary of State Alex Padilla certified California’s June statewide primary results. 47.72% of registered voters cast a ballot in California’s June 7, 2016 Presidential Primary Election, this is the third highest turnout of registered voters for a statewide primary election in the past 25 years. 

“Over 8.5 million Californians cast votes in the June Primary—the second highest total ever in a California statewide primary election, only behind the hotly contested 2008 Presidential Primary,” Secretary of State Alex Padilla said. “Voting by mail also continues to be popular. This was the fifth straight statewide election in which a majority of ballots cast were vote-by-mail ballots.”  

Key statistics from the June 7, 2016 Presidential Primary Election:

• 8,548,301 total votes cast.
• 47.72% turnout of registered voters.
• 58.92%  of ballots cast were vote-by-mail ballots 

The certified June 2016 election results, including county-by-county data and historical statistics on voter turnout, are available online: http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/statewide-election-results/presidential-primary-election-june-7-2016/ 

Voting-by-Mail

This was the first statewide election in which vote-by-mail ballots postmarked on or before Election Day and received by county elections officials no later than 3 days after Election Day had to be processed. 

Official Canvass

State law provided county elections officials up to 30 days after Election Day to complete their extensive tallying, auditing, and certification work (known as the “official canvass”).

 NOTE: The Secretary of State’s office does not issue, receive, or count ballots. State law requires elections officials in each of California’s 58 counties to process and count ballots, and transmit results to the Secretary of State’s office. The Secretary of State’s office compiles all of these results in the official Statement of Vote.  

“2016 continues to be an important election year,” Padilla added. “In November, Californians will vote on candidates and measures that will impact the future of our nation, state, and communities. Whether or not you cast a ballot in June—make sure your voter registration is up-to-date for November. It only takes minutes to register to vote or update your registration, just visit RegisterToVote.ca.gov” 

County Statistics and Historical Data 

Counties with the highest voter turnout (by % of registered voters casting a ballot) 

*Denotes county with an all vote-by-mail election. 

Counties with the lowest voter turnout (by % of registered voters casting a ballot) 

How California Voted in Presidential Primary Elections

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