Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC
To election day72 days
Simulations200,000

California 6th District

Currently held by an independent · incumbent running · district redrawn for 2026

Democrat
Richard Pan
77%
Republican
Kevin Kiley
23%
ForecastLean D
Projected margin
D+11.4
80% range
R+8.9 to D+31.8
Partisan lean
D+10.1
Tipping-point chance
0.63%
Uncertainty multiplier
2.85×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 18%Fundamentals 82%
Polling average
D+4.0
Fundamentals
D+18.1
Blended
D+12.0
Similar-race shift
−1.0
Poll–fundamentals gap
14.1 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
1
Distinct pollsters
1
Most recent
July 16, 2026
Democrat
39.0%
Republican
35.0%
Undecided / other
26.0%
Spread between polls
0.0 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
D+10.1
Elasticity
0.98
Incumbency
0.0
Candidate experience
−0.6
Fundraising
+4.5
National environment
D+5.3
Expected margin
D+19.1

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