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California’s 37th District

U.S. House · CA-37

Election day November 3, 2026 · forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Democrats a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 70.9 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: under 1%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Democrat 85.5%
  • Republican 14.5%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Democrat Republican
CA-37 85.5%14.5%
National averageUnited States 54.5%+31.0 44.2%−29.7

Simple average of the 435 districts, not weighted by population.

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Local profile

Latino citizens aged 18 and over40.2% (± 0.9)

Share of all citizens aged 18 and over (ACS 2020–2024 estimate). Not a share of registered or actual voters.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, citizen voting-age population by race and ethnicity, ACS 2020–2024, 119th Congress districts

Current member

Sydney Kamlager-Dove · Democrat

Primary results

Held June 2, 2026 · Certified official result · Official source

Top-two primary Sydney Kamlager-Dove · Advanced to the general election 55.2% 70,990 votes
Top-two primary Samantha Mota · Advanced to the general election 11.7% 15,019 votes

Who's running

The candidates

Candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Democrat Incumbent

    Sydney Kamlager-Dove

    source
  • Democrat Challenger

    Samantha Mota

    source

Previous election (2024)

The Democrats won by 56.6 points.

Our current projection: the Democrats ahead by 70.9 points.

Nearby districts

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

  • CA-43 Democrat, safe seat
  • CA-34 Democrat, safe seat
  • CA-36 Democrat, safe seat
  • CA-44 Democrat, safe seat
  • CA-32 Democrat, safe seat
  • CA-41 Democrat, safe seat

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The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

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Forecast updated