Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / CA-22California's 22nd district 2026 · held by Republicans · new 2026 map

Randy Villegas is favored in CA-22

Randy Villegas87%Democrat
David Valadao13%Republican · incumbent
Median marginD+7.080%: R+1.0 to D+15.0
Cook PVID+12026 lines
Tipping point1.7%decides the majority
District pollsD+1.01 polls, adjusted

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 1.5 points.

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
CookToss-up
Inside ElectionsTilt R
SabatoLean D
Race to the WHLean D
EconomistLikely D
Split TicketLean D
DDHQLean D
FiftyPlusOneLikely D
Fox NewsToss-up
Silver BulletinLikely D

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
Tulchin Research (D)Jun 21800 LV48–44 D+4.0