Advanced to the general election
Mike Levin 55.9%
Advanced to the general election
Armen Kurdian 26.1%
Riding profile
CA-49
The question
CA-49: a safe seat for the Democrats?
Current forecast
Democrat
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 23.4
- 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-49 | 61.7% | 38.3% |
| National averageUnited States | 54.3% +7.4 | 44.9% −6.6 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 435 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Editorial read
CA-49, a mixed riding in CA, elected a member with the Democrats in the previous cycle, with a 9-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Democrats ahead at 62% vote share, against 38% for the Republicans, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
LEVIN, MIKE
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
Levin, Mike
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Republican Challenger Kurdian, Armen
Previous election · 2024
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 49
(06049)78% - Congressional District 50
(06050)14% - Congressional District 48
(06048)7%
Around the region
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- Last model run
- Cycle
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