DEFENDED SEATSafe DREDISTRICTEDWhy the lines changedCalifornia 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. Its partisan lean barely changes (Harris +41.1 to Harris +40 in the 2024 presidential vote).Source ↗
Laura Friedman (D) has held this seat since 2025 and is running for re-election; the district was redrawn in August 2025.
PresidentialD+41.1→D+40Same ballots, new mapThis district’s 2024 presidential vote, counted on the old lines (D+41.1) and the new (D+40). Same ballots, new map.
FTP Race SignalA composite of market, polling and money. The prediction-market price anchors it; a polling average moves it: the last 30 days, or the three most recent pollsters when fewer polled. Polls paid for by a candidate, party or allied group move 2 points toward the other side and count half. When the three most recent independent pollsters each have the race within three points, it is a Toss-up unless the market is already decisive. Fundraising counts only at a five-to-one gap. Past results are context, not inputs. A rating changes only when the evidence clears the line.
This district was redrawn in August 2025; the 2024 result on the previous lines does not describe it. The market prices the new seat at 99.1¢ Democratic.
Safe D
Safe DLikely DLean DToss-upLean RLikely RSafe R
Market · Safe DD 99.1¢: traders' price for a Democratic hold.Prior result · Safe DD+36.8 in 2024.Fundraising · Lean DD 14.2-to-1 in receipts.MarketD 99.1¢2024 resultD+36.8FundraisingD 14.2 to 1
MarketD 99.1¢2024D+36.8FundraisingD 14.2 to 1
No public polls. The market favors Friedman.
As of October 12.
Market
BandPRICEToss-up50¢ to 65¢Lean65¢ to 82¢Likely82¢ to 95¢Safe95¢ and above
BandPOINTSToss-up0 to 5Lean5 to 10Likely10 to 20Safe20 and above
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Prior result
BandPOINTSToss-up0 to 5Lean5 to 12Likely12 to 25Safe25 and above
D+36.8
Laura Friedman (D)
68.4% to 31.6% · 2024 general election · previous district linesPrevious district linesCalifornia 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. Its partisan lean barely changes (Harris +41.1 to Harris +40 in the 2024 presidential vote).Source ↗
def. Alex Balekian (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.