Elections Intelligence

California 1st District

DEFENDED SEAT
SAFE D
Mike McGuire Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 99.9¢8.4¢
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James Gallagher Republican · Incumbent
FTP RACE SIGNAL

A seat that went Republican by 31 points in 2024 is now priced for the Democrat.

Safe D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Safe DD 99.9¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Prior result · Safe RR+30.6 in 2024.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 99.9¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above

No qualifying general-election poll has been retrieved for this race.

PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+30.6

Doug LaMalfa (R)

65.3 — 34.7 · 2024 general election

def. Rose Penelope Yee (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
1.2 to 1
Mike McGuire$1.83M
James Gallagher$1.49M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle. Parity — neither campaign leads by enough for fundraising to take a place on the spectrum.

BALLOT & DATES Top-two primary 06-02 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 Top-two field settled · both advancers on the November ballot COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄