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California District 14 election, 2026

Aisha Wahab vs. Melissa Hernandez, both Democrats, in the top-two general election on a newly enacted 2026 district map. Today's article: every forecast for this race →

VotePredictor forecast
Democrats hold the seat either way
Both finalists are Democrats; the model forecasts a Democrat against a Republican, so it does not pick between them.
2024 presidential margin
D+36.2
2026 national environment
D+8.0
District polls
none
Forecast spread
±7.2 points

Margin from the district's presidential lean on its 2026 lines, one fitted intercept and the national environment as a uniform swing; the win probability adds a decaying incumbency premium (Democratic incumbent running). No district poll is blended in.

Democratic

Melissa Hernandez

Candidate currently listed in the 2026 field.

Other listed democratic candidates: Aisha Wahab.

Polls

No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for CA-14. The forecast above is the model alone: lean, incumbency and the national environment.

Campaign money

FEC reports through October 14, 2026
Melissa HernandezDEM$2.1M raised
Spent $2.0MCash on hand $108kDebts $19k4% from donors under $200
Top contributors, industries and states

Industries

  1. Unemployed$588k
  2. Self-Employed & Freelance$214k
  3. Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$171k
  4. Legal & Professional Services$70k
  5. Retail, Food & Consumer Goods$29k

States

  1. CA$1.0M
  2. NY$197k
  3. FL$158k
  4. MA$59k
  5. IL$49k
Every contribution on GovMoneyGraph ↗
Aisha WahabDEM$1.2M raised
Spent $752kCash on hand $462kDebts $15k10% from donors under $200Self-funded $39k
Top contributors, industries and states

Industries

  1. Not Reported$292k
  2. Technology & Communications$48k
  3. Nonprofit, Labor & Civil Society$28k
  4. Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$17k
  5. Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$10k

States

  1. CA$620k
  2. VA$40k
  3. NY$33k
  4. TX$15k
  5. IL$13k
Every contribution on GovMoneyGraph ↗

What each candidate's own campaign committees reported for the 2025–26 cycle; outside spending by PACs and parties is not included. Industries are classified from donors' reported employers. The House forecast's win probability reads the two nominees' shares of individual contributions shown here, a small term that never moves the predicted margin. Data: GovMoneyGraph, based on FEC records.

Other forecasts

We have not yet ingested a district rating from these independent forecasters for CA-14; links go to their current national House ratings. Missing is shown as missing—not converted into a probability.

Candidate news

No recent verified candidate stories are available in the site's news feed for this race yet.

Candidate field source: 2026 House election roster ↗

Nearby in the directory: CA-13 · CA-15