2026 forecast

California Secretary Of State forecast

Shirley Weber vs Don Wagner, with Shirley Weber running again. The model has Weber ahead by 28.3 points, with a 100 percent chance of winning.

Safe DModel D +28.3Updated October 17, 2026

County forecast

58 counties · 32 lean Democratic
D +40R +40Hover a county for its projected vote

How the model gets there

statewide margin at each step
Top of ticket, governorD +23.6
Down ballot history, moved to 2026D +32.2
Blend of every legD +25.6
With incumbency and primary unityD +28.6
With polls, none in the raceD +28.3

Leg weights: Top of ticket 38%, Approval fundamentals 19%, Gallup, relaxed 13%, Down ballot history 31%. 80 percent of outcomes fall between D +36.0 and D +20.6.

Polls of the race

no polls
PollsterSampleEndedWeberWagnerMargin
No public polls of this race. The forecast rests on the top of ticket, past results and the primaries.