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California District 25 · U.S. House · 2026

Seat U.S. House, California District 25

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U.S. House, California District 25 · Incumbent running
DEMAdvanced to the general
Raul Ruiz incumbent
96%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
REPAdvanced to the general
Joe Males
4%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
IncumbentRaul Ruiz

Hume Outlook

hume-2026.10-r1 · Forecast as of Oct 28, 2026
96% Raul Ruiz · DemocratChance to win, between the two named candidates
DEM Raul Ruiz 96%
REP Joe Males 4%
  • Hume model estimate · built on polls, fundamentals, and markets
Latest poll Not available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
Seat lean (Hume PVI) Not available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Prior result, this seat Not available District redrawn; not comparable.

Side by side

2 candidates · 5 measures
FEC summary through 2026-10-14
MeasureDEMRuizREPMales
Total receiptsUSD, cycle to date, all authorized committees
Raul Ruiz$2,455,630.94
Joe Males$1,114,056.44
Total disbursementsUSD, cycle to date
Raul Ruiz$1,691,465.74
Joe Males$1,056,061.74
Cash on handUSD, close of the covered period
Raul Ruiz$2,466,904.60
Joe Males$57,994.70
Latest pollpercent, as stored
Raul RuizNot available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
Joe MalesNot available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
Seat lean (Hume PVI)identical for every candidate
Raul RuizNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Joe MalesNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Money is each candidate's FEC summary: every committee the candidate has authorized, combined, as filed through the coverage date shown.

Polling

0 listed · newest first

Not available No public polls of this race in our data yet.

    Seat lean · Hume PVI

    not available

    Not available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.

    Prior result, this seat

    not available

    Not available District redrawn; not comparable.

    Sources: FEC filings (through Oct 14, 2026) · Hume PVI and Hume Outlook: Hidden Levers estimates.

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