Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / CA-1California's 1st district 2026 · open seat, held by Republicans · new 2026 map

Democrat is heavily favored in CA-1

Democrat>99%Democrat
Republican<1%Republican
Median marginD+23.080%: D+15.0 to D+31.0
Cook PVID+72026 lines
Tipping point0.0%decides the majority
District pollsNonefundamentals only

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 0.0 points (open seat, none).

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

What the forecasters say

Ten published ratings; Cook updated through Oct 27
CookSolid D
Inside ElectionsSolid D
SabatoSolid D
Race to the WHLikely D
EconomistSolid D
Split TicketSolid D
DDHQSolid D
FiftyPlusOneSolid D
Fox NewsSolid D
Silver BulletinSolid D

What this seat means for control

District polls

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No public district polls found.