Elections Intelligence

Mike Thompson

CA-4U.S. House H architectural icon
INCUMBENT Safe DThe seat Strong favorite
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Every candidate on the November ballot is a Democrat, so the seat cannot change party. The FTP Race Signal reads the seat; the Kalshi figure is Thompson's own contract.

What the Signal reads

Safe D

Thompson is the Democratic incumbent, defending a seat the Signal rates Safe D. The market has Thompson at 80¢ against Jones's 22¢, up 2¢ since August 3. Jones leads 1.9 to 1 in money raised.

The market

Kalshi ↗
Thompson · Democratic contract
80.0¢
▲ 2.0¢since August 3
Aug 342 daily readings · high 81¢ · low 70¢Oct 12
Mike ThompsonDemocratic · incumbent
80.0¢
Eric JonesDemocratic
22.0¢

43,818 traded · 19,025 open. Prices are the yes ask; sides may not sum to 100.Checked 2:09 PM ET

Thompson v Jones

Metric by metric
Thompson
Jones
80.0¢
MarketKalshi, 2:09 PM ET
22.0¢
$4.20M
RaisedFEC, through June 30
$8.38M
$1.08M
Cash on handFEC, through June 30
$655.7K
U.S. Representativesince 1999
Holds now
No office on file

The 2026 race

California 4th District
Prior result
D+33.0

2024 general election · previous district lines, won by Mike Thompson.

Fundraising
1.9 to 1

Raised 2025 to 2026, through June 30.

THEIR SEAT WAS REDRAWND+31.2 → D+14.5

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. It becomes much less Democratic, going from Harris +31.2 to Harris +14.5 in the 2024 presidential vote.

The record this is read from ↗

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