Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / CA-49California's 49th district 2026 · held by Democrats · new 2026 map

Democrat is heavily favored in CA-49

Democrat>99%Democrat · incumbent
Republican<1%Republican
Median marginD+24.080%: D+16.0 to D+32.0
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 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
CookSolid D
Inside ElectionsSolid D
SabatoSolid D
Race to the WHSolid D
EconomistSolid D
Split TicketSolid D
DDHQLikely D
FiftyPlusOneSolid D
Fox NewsSolid D
Silver BulletinSolid D

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
No public district polls found.