Elections Intelligence

Derek Tran

CA-45U.S. House H architectural icon
INCUMBENT Likely D Likely to win
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What the Signal reads

Likely D

Tran is the Democratic incumbent, defending a seat the Signal rates Likely D. The market has Tran at 92.7¢ against Vo's 9.3¢, up 3.7¢ since July 31. Tran leads 10 to 1 in money raised.

The market

Kalshi ↗
Tran · Democratic contract
92.7¢
▲ 3.7¢since July 31

This contract settles on whether a Democrat holds the seat, not on Derek Tran by name.

Jul 3148 daily readings · high 98.7¢ · low 89¢Oct 12
Derek TranDemocratic · incumbent
92.7¢
Chuong VoRepublican
9.3¢

101,560 traded · 75,261 open. Prices are the yes ask; sides may not sum to 100.Checked 2:09 PM ET

Tran v Vo

Metric by metric
Tran
Vo
92.7¢
MarketKalshi, 2:09 PM ET
9.3¢
$4.98M
RaisedFEC, through June 30
$495.8K
$3.26M
Cash on handFEC, through June 30
$74.9K
U.S. Representativesince 2025
Holds now
No office on file

The 2026 race

California 45th District
Prior result
D+0.2

2024 general election · previous district lines, won by Derek Tran.

Fundraising
10 to 1

Raised 2025 to 2026, through June 30.

THEIR SEAT WAS REDRAWND+1.5 → D+3.9

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. Communities are shuffled within this district, which spans Orange and Los Angeles counties. Its partisan lean barely changes (Harris +1.5 to Harris +3.9 in the 2024 presidential vote).

The record this is read from ↗

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