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California District 17

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Ro Khanna
Democratic · incumbent
100 in 100
50–50chance of winning, out of 100
Ritesh Tandon
Republican
0 in 100

Ro Khanna wins in 100 of 100 simulations.

There are no qualifying public polls yet, so the forecast leans on fundamentals; partisan lean, the national environment and incumbency point to Ro Khanna +55.3.

Where the result could land

Every simulated outcome, grouped in 2-point steps. Projected margin Khanna +55.3; 80 in 100 fall between Khanna +47.9 and Khanna +62.4.

Tandon +30Tandon +20Tandon +10Khanna +10Khanna +20Khanna +30Tie

The candidates

Ro KhannaIncumbent
Democratic
No biography on file yet.
Ritesh Tandon
Republican
No biography on file yet.

Ballot list and short bios from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); websites from Wikidata.

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Polls

No public polls have tested Ro Khanna against Ritesh Tandon yet.

No polls of this matchup yet, so there is no polling average. The forecast relies on fundamentals.

Chance of winning over time

How this race’s odds have moved as polls and the national environment changed.

No change over the past 3 months
020406080100Aug 1Sep 1Oct 1

Out of 100. Today: Khanna 100, Tandon 0.

What’s driving the forecast

The model blends each estimate by how much to trust it right now. Polls get 0% of the weight, 15 days out.

Polling average (after adjustments)—no polls
Partisan lean (Cook PVI, 2026 lines) D+21.0roughly 42 points of margin vs. the nation
National environment D+9.6generic ballot + presidential approval
IncumbencyKhanna +3.6incumbent’s side
Fundamentals estimateKhanna +55.3±6 typical error
Expert ratings (average)—used only in the “+ Expert ratings” version
ForecastKhanna +55.3±5.7 standard deviation, including 2.3 for movement before Election Day

All three versions

  • Polls only: Ro Khanna 100 in 100 (Solid D)
  • Polls + fundamentals: Ro Khanna 100 in 100 (Solid D)
  • Polls + fundamentals + experts: Ro Khanna 100 in 100 (Solid D)

Rules and notes

  • Top-two primary state: the two general-election candidates can be from the same party.
  • Incumbent advanced to general

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