Elections Intelligence

Zoe Lofgren

CA-18U.S. House H architectural icon
INCUMBENT Safe D Strong favorite
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What the Signal reads

Safe D

Lofgren is the Democratic incumbent, defending a seat the Signal rates Safe D. The market has Lofgren at 99.4¢ against Lewis's 3.4¢, up 1.9¢ since August 3. Lofgren leads 16 to 1 in money raised.

The market

Kalshi ↗
Lofgren · Democratic contract
99.4¢
▲ 1.9¢since August 3

This contract settles on whether a Democrat holds the seat, not on Zoe Lofgren by name.

Aug 342 daily readings · high 99.9¢ · low 97.5¢Oct 12
Zoe LofgrenDemocratic · incumbent
99.4¢
Shane LewisRepublican
3.4¢

653 traded · 622 open. Prices are the yes ask; sides may not sum to 100.Checked 2:09 PM ET

Lofgren v Lewis

Metric by metric
Lofgren
Lewis
99.4¢
MarketKalshi, 2:09 PM ET
3.4¢
$1.72M
RaisedFEC, through June 30 and September 30
$107.0K
$643.3K
Cash on handFEC, through June 30 and September 30
$3.3K
U.S. Representativesince 1995
Holds now
No office on file

The 2026 race

California 18th District
Prior result
D+29.2

2024 general election · previous district lines, won by Zoe Lofgren.

Fundraising
16 to 1

Raised 2025 to 2026, through September 30.

THEIR SEAT WAS REDRAWND+29.5 → D+28.5

California voters approved Proposition 50 in November 2025, which replaced the commission-drawn map with one drawn by the Legislature for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections. Its partisan lean barely changes (Harris +29.5 to Harris +28.5 in the 2024 presidential vote).

The record this is read from ↗

The general election is on November 3, which is 22 days away.