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# San Francisco Elections Department Estimates 154,000 Unprocessed Ballots

On November 4, 2026, the San Francisco Department of Elections released an estimate indicating approximately 154,000 vote-by-mail ballots remain unprocessed from the November 3, 2026, Consolidated General Election. This estimate includes ballots received on Election Day by mail, at drop boxes, and at polling places, along with 10,000 provisional ballots cast.

The Department has counted and reported votes from nearly all ballots received prior to noon on Election Day and will continue processing ballots through November 5, 2026.

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### Press Release: City and County of San Francisco

*Published November 4, 2026. Reproduced in full from the [City and County of San Francisco](https://www.sf.gov/news-the-san-francisco-department-of-elections-releases-the-estimated-number-of-unprocessed-ballots-for-the-november-3-2026-consolidated-general-election).*

#### News the san francisco department of elections releases the estimated number of unprocessed ballots for the november 3 2026 consolidated general election

#### The San Francisco Department of Elections Releases the Estimated Number of Unprocessed Ballots for the November 3, 2026, Consolidated General Election

[Department of Elections](https://www.sf.gov/departments--department-elections/)

Department of Elections
City and County of San Francisco
John Arntz, Director

This estimate includes approximately 154,000 vote-by-mail ballots received on Election Day by mail, at drop boxes, and at polling places, and 10,000 provisional ballots cast at polling places and the City Hall Voting Center.

Estimates of remaining ballots to count will be posted at [sfelections.gov/results](https://www.sfelections.org/results/20261103w/index.html) along with all election results reports.

The Department has counted and reported votes from nearly all of the ballots received prior to noon on Election Day. Most of the remaining ballots to process and count were received on Election Day from the City Hall Voting Center, official ballot drop boxes, the United States Postal Service (USPS), and polling places.

The Department will process ballots continuously today and through Thursday (November 5) evening. Ballot processing is open to public observation in-person and via livestream at [sfelections.gov/observe](https://www.sf.gov/election-observation-info).

In addition to vote-by-mail ballots and provisional ballots received on Election Day, the Department will also need to process and count any vote-by-mail ballots postmarked by Election Day and received no later than Tuesday, November 10.

The Department will issue the next preliminary results reports today (Wednesday, November 4) at 4 p.m. Director John Arntz will be available to respond to questions from members of the public and the media outside of Room 48 in City Hall upon the release of preliminary results reports.

To review statewide results, visit the California Secretary of State’s website at [sos.ca.gov/elections](http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections).

Source: [City and County of San Francisco](https://www.sf.gov/news-the-san-francisco-department-of-elections-releases-the-estimated-number-of-unprocessed-ballots-for-the-november-3-2026-consolidated-general-election)