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California’s 39th District

U.S. House · CA-39

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 23.8 points.

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

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Democrat 61.9%

    Mark Takano, incumbent

  • Republican 38.1%

    Steve Manos

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Democrat Republican
CA-39 61.9%38.1%
National averageUnited States 54.5%+7.4 44.2%−6.1

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

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Local profile

Latino citizens aged 18 and over55.9% (± 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

Mark Takano · Democrat

Primary results

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

Top-two primary Mark Takano · Advanced to the general election 61.0% 75,467 votes
Top-two primary Steve Manos · Advanced to the general election 39.0% 48,177 votes

Who's running

The candidates

Candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Democrat Incumbent

    Mark Takano

    source
  • Republican Open seat

    Steve Manos

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Previous election (2024)

The Democrats won by 12.9 points.

Our current projection: the Democrats ahead by 23.8 points.

Nearby districts

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

  • CA-40 Republican, toss-up
  • CA-33 Democrat, safe seat
  • CA-35 Democrat, safe seat
  • CA-47 Democrat, safe seat
  • CA-46 Democrat, safe seat
  • CA-38 Democrat, safe seat

Watch list

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The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

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Forecast updated