December 3, 2025
(Ventura County) –County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters Michelle Ascencion announced the final certification of Ventura County’s results for the November 4, 2025 Statewide Special Election. The Secretary of State will announce the certification of statewide results on December 12, 2025.
The November 4 Special Election was called on August 21, 2025. It was one of only five statewide Special Elections held in California since 2000. Two of those were called to consider a gubernatorial recall (in 2003 and 2021), while this November 2025 election was one of three statewide Special Elections that placed ballot measures before voters (along with elections in 2005 and 2009).
The 2025 Statewide Special Election consisted of a single ballot question asking voters whether to approve mid-decade redistricting of California’s Congressional District maps. There are three Congressional Districts that include portions of Ventura County, Districts 24, 26, and 32, which have new boundaries due to the passage of Proposition 50.
Voting began October 6th with the mailing of vote by mail ballots to all active registered voters and the opening of early voting at the Ventura County Government Center. Countywide in-person voting began October 25th with the opening of the first vote centers, and additional locations opened November 1. A total of 290,920 ballots were cast in Ventura County, with 266,852 voters voting by mail and 24,068 voting in person.
Ventura County’s turnout of 55.30% places it in the middle of turnouts for past statewide Special Elections. By comparison, Ventura County turnout was 63.07% in 2021, 31.46% in 2009, 54.18% in 2005, and 65.98% in 2003.
Under California election law, counties must wait 28 days to certify local results, to allow voters ample time to cure signatures on mail ballots, and provide election officials the time to verify registrations for provisional voters. Final Ventura County election results were posted and certified on December 3.
Prior to certification, the legally required One Percent Manual Tally was completed to confirm the accuracy of the automated results. The manual audit involved a precinct-level comparison from randomly selected ballot batches according to the California Elections Code. The audit verified the election results, providing statistical confirmation and serving as the post-election counterpart to the pre-election logic and accuracy testing that work in tandem to ensure accurate performance of the ballot counting equipment.
“As we close out this Special Election, I want to thank our voters and our dedicated election workers,” said Registrar Michelle Ascencion. “Even with a compressed timeline, the community showed its commitment to participating in and supporting the election process. I’m grateful for everyone who took the time to vote, and of course for our election workers and staff who worked tirelessly to ensure every legal ballot was validated and counted with care.”
The certified final results are posted on the County Elections website at Vote.venturacounty.gov. The previous and new congressional maps are posted on the California Legislative Analyst’s Office’s website, https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=50&year=2025
New Congressional District map for Ventura County
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