Advanced to the general election
Ted W. Lieu 60.9%
Advanced to the general election
Houston Brignano 15.3%
Riding profile
CA-36
The question
CA-36: a safe seat for the Democrats?
Current forecast
Democrat
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 50.6
- P(close race)
- 0%
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Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.
In context
How this riding stacks up
| Democrat | Republican | |
|---|---|---|
| HereCA-36 | 75.3% | 24.7% |
| National averageUnited States | 54.3% +21.0 | 44.9% −20.2 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 435 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Editorial read
CA-36, a mixed riding in CA, elected a member with the Democrats in the previous cycle, with a 38-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Democrats ahead at 75% vote share, against 25% for the Republicans, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
LIEU, TED
Sits with Democrat
Primary race
Primary results
Held Jun 2, 2026 · Certified official result
Who's running
The candidates
Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.
- Democrat Incumbent
Lieu, Ted
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Republican Challenger Brignano, Houston
Previous election · 2024
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- Last model run
- Cycle
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