Democratic
Marni von Wilpert
Major-party general-election nominee.
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California District 48 election, 2026
Marni von Wilpert vs. Jim Desmond on a newly enacted 2026 district map.
VotePredictor forecast
Marni von Wilpert favored
Safe D · predicted margin D+21.1
100%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
D+3.02026 national environment
D+5.5Model uncertainty
±6.9 pointsFundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.
Republican
Jim Desmond
Major-party general-election nominee.
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for CA-48. The forecast above therefore uses fundamentals only. A poll table will appear here when matched polls are available.
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Candidate field source: 2026 House election roster ↗