California 18th District — Elections Intelligence

FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market prices this seat about where its history left it — a 29-point Democratic hold in 2024, priced at 99.9¢ today.

Safe D

SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R

Market · Safe DD 99.9¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold.Prior result · Safe DD+29.2 in 2024.Fundraising · Lean DD 28.61-to-1 in receipts.

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

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

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

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

D+29.2

Zoe Lofgren (D)

64.6 — 35.4 · 2024 general election

def. Peter D. Hernandez (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above

D 28.61 to 1

Zoe Lofgren$1.72M

Shane Lewis$60.2K

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.