San Mateo County elections division has more than 100K ballots left to tally

by Alise Maripuu, Bay City News June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

FILE: A sign directs voters to a voting center in Millbrae, Calif., on July 23, 2024. More than 100,000 ballots remained to be counted in San Mateo County as of Thursday, leaving several local races unresolved. (Alise Maripuu/Bay City News)

With more than 100,000 ballots left to count from Tuesday’s election in San Mateo County, the outcomes of several close races are still up in the air.

As of Thursday afternoon, the San Mateo County Registration and Elections Division has yet to count more than 50% of the total ballots submitted by voters. So far, it has processed around 91,000 ballots, the division said.

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Alise Maripuu, Bay City News

Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.

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