Riding profile

CA-29

US House district — CA · Mixed · us ca

The question

CA-29: a safe seat for the Democrats?

Current forecast

Democrat

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
44.8
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Democrat 72.4%
  • Republican 27.6%

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. FL-22Democrat68 %1.1 pt margin
  2. AZ-2Republican57 %1.1 pt margin
  3. OH-10Democrat60 %1.1 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

Democrat Republican
HereCA-29 72.4%27.6%
National averageUnited States 54.3% +18.0 44.9% −17.3

Nationwide averages computed across the 435 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Editorial read

CA-29, a mixed riding in CA, elected a member with the Democrats in the previous cycle, with a 39-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Democrats ahead at 72% vote share, against 28% for the Republicans, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

RIVAS, LUZ

Sits with Democrat

Primary race

Primary results

Held Jun 2, 2026 · Certified official result

Top-two primary

Advanced to the general election

Luz Maria Rivas 51.0%

62,385 votes

Advanced to the general election

Angélica María Dueñas 24.9%

30,469 votes

Official source →

Who's running

The candidates

Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Democrat Incumbent

    Rivas, Luz

  • Democrat Challenger

    Duenas, Angelica Maria

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Democrat
Margin
38.6 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+6.2 pts

Redistricting impact

Where these voters came from

This district was redrawn under the 2025-2026 mid-decade redistricting. Composition by inherited old-district share:

  • Congressional District 29 (06029) 79%
  • Congressional District 30 (06030) 15%
  • Congressional District 32 (06032) 6%
Last model run
Cycle
us_house_2026