REAL-TIME ELECTION RESULTS: Alameda County's 2016 General Election Races

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA – With more than 19 million registered voters in California, it's no wonder so many are taking to the internet in search of who won local and national races in their region. Though it'll take some time before we have the official, certified results, thanks to technology we have access to fairly frequent results updates from our local registrar of voters.

As of Oct. 24, which was the last day to register to vote in this historical presidential election, there are a record 19,411,771 registered voters in California, according to the secretary of state's office. That means approximately 78.04 percent of eligible California citizens are now registered to vote – the highest percentage headed into a general election in 20 years. Back in 2012, there were just over 17 million registered voters in the state.

California has long been a blue state, and the trend of more registered Democrats than Republicans is holding strong, new data shows. For this election, there are 8,720,417 for the former and 5,048,398 for the latter. Approximately 4.7 million have no party preference.

As for Alameda County in particular, 888,664 people are registered to vote. The voting population is 57.44 percent Democratic and just 12.09 percent Republican.

So, will voters make their picks strictly down party lines? Or will there be some Election Night surprises? Scroll down for the latest results as they come in.

MAJOR ELECTIONS

Across the state, voters are not only weighing in on their choice for the next president of the United States, but also on things like local school board members, city council, and tax measures.

There are also a whopping 17 propositions on the ballot and Californians will name a new U.S. Senator.

REAL-TIME RESULTS

Now that everyone's registered, and presumably cast their votes by now, the question on everyone's minds is: So who won?

Patch is here to help you find the results to all your local elections. Scroll down using the toggle on the right of the below table for real-time results from across Alameda County. You can click through the different sub-categories to jump to a particular race. Be sure to continue refreshing this page throughout the night for the latest.

Once the polls close at 8 p.m., results will begin to be released. Vote-by-mail results traditionally come in the first wave.

Can't see the widget below? Click here for all Alameda County election results.

Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone