Elections Intelligence

Brad Sherman

CA-32U.S. House H architectural icon
INCUMBENT Safe D Strong favorite
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What the Signal reads

Safe D

Sherman is the Democratic incumbent, defending a seat the Signal rates Safe D. The market has Sherman at 98.9¢ against Thompson's 3.5¢, up 3.1¢ since August 3. Sherman leads 73.2 to 1 in money raised.

The market

Kalshi ↗
Sherman · Democratic contract
98.9¢
▲ 3.1¢since August 3

This contract settles on whether a Democrat holds the seat, not on Brad Sherman by name.

Aug 342 daily readings · high 99.2¢ · low 95.8¢Oct 12
Brad ShermanDemocratic · incumbent
98.9¢
Larry ThompsonRepublican
3.5¢

2,301 traded · 1,971 open. Prices are the yes ask; sides may not sum to 100.Checked 2:09 PM ET

Sherman v Thompson

Metric by metric
Sherman
Thompson
98.9¢
MarketKalshi, 2:09 PM ET
3.5¢
$2.51M
RaisedFEC, through June 30
$34.3K
$2.67M
Cash on handFEC, through June 30
$2.2K
U.S. Representativesince 1997
Holds now
No office on file

The 2026 race

California 32nd District
Prior result
D+32.4

2024 general election · previous district lines, won by Brad Sherman.

Fundraising
73.2 to 1

Raised 2025 to 2026, through June 30.

THEIR SEAT WAS REDRAWND+31.3 → D+25.0

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. It becomes somewhat less Democratic, going from Harris +31.3 to Harris +25 in the 2024 presidential vote.

The record this is read from ↗

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