Elections Intelligence

California 22nd District

DEFENDED SEAT
LEAN D
Randy Villegas Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 89¢15¢
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David G. Valadao Republican · Incumbent
FTP RACE SIGNAL

A seat that went Republican by 7 points in 2024 is now priced for the Democrat.

Lean D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Likely DD 89¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Polling · Toss-upD+4 — Tulchin Research, Jul 21. Prior result · Lean RR+6.8 in 2024.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 89¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
D+4
Tulchin Research ↗ B- Jun 15 - 21 · n=800 LV D+4 D SPONSOR
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+6.8

David G. Valadao (R)

53.4 — 46.6 · 2024 general election

def. Rudy Salas (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
1.9 to 1
Randy Villegas$2.65M
David G. Valadao$4.93M

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 ⇄