Races · house · 2020 · California

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Safe DD +45.5 forecast· 0 polls · 0 markets

Model's final pre-election call · win probabilitypoliagg-v34 · final pre-election call
99% (D)
1% (R)
Win probability
Democrat99% (D)
Republican1% (R)
Modelpoliagg-v34 · final pre-election call
Chance of winning across many simulations of the race — not projected vote share.
R+15R+5TIEDD+5D+15
Predicted margin
Point estimateD +45.5
80% CID+33.5 → D+57.5
The model’s central margin (D-positive) with its 80% interval — the shaded band on the scale.
Model's predicted final margin D +45.5 · 80% CI D+33.5 → D+57.5
Actual result Mark Takano +28.1 · backtest (race already called)

Momentum

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insufficient data

Tipping-point P

0.0%

Decisive for chamber control

Market · D-side

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Cross-platform consensus

News articles · 30d

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no recent coverage

Where this race stands

Verified

Tilt R · model 99% D

No recent polls or markets for this race. PVI baseline (R+2) suggests Tilt R.

The poliagg-v34 ensemble forecasts D+45.5 with an 80% CI ranging from D+33.5 (10th pctile) to D+57.5 (90th pctile), giving D a 99% chance of winning.

CITATIONS · tilt-r

Forecast · poliagg-v34

Predicted final margin

D +45.5

80% CI: D +33.5 → D +57.5 · win prob 99%

R+60R+30TIEDD+30D+60

Quality · inputs

Data quality · medium

Polls used	0
Days to election	passed
Actual result	Mark Takano +28.1
Residual σ	6.00pt
Generated	7/1/2026

Editorial ratings · 3 raters

Cook · Sabato · Inside Elections · 538 · DDHQ et al.

Safe D3

The Cook Political Report

Safe D

Jul 1

Inside Elections

Safe D

Jun 1

Sabato's Crystal Ball

Safe D

Jul 1

Demographic crosstabs

age · education · race · gender

No demographic crosstabs published for this race yet. Most pollsters release only topline numbers; subgroup breakdowns (age, education, race, gender) appear here when a pollster publishes them.

Rating timeline

Jul 1, 2026Safe Dmodel

Jun 22, 2026Lean Rmodel

May 15, 2026Safe Dmodel

Verification trail

Polls verified0 / 0deterministic

Polls flagged—none

Markets ingested0 platformsnone listed

FEC filings—no filings yet

Endorsements—nothing to sync

News coverage< 5 articlesGoogle News

Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks