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California's 10th district: 2026 House race

California's 10th district is held by Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic). Mark DeSaulnier leads in reported fundraising with $567K. Forecasters rate it Safe D.

1candidates in the race
$567Kraised by candidates in the race
DEMincumbent party
Safe Dforecaster consensus
Candidates and money1 on file
Candidates
CandidatePartyStatusRaisedSpentCash
Mark DeSaulnierDEMIncumbent$567K$610K$586K

Also on the November ballot, with no FEC campaign record on file: Jeff Frese (Republican).

Ballot status: nominees as listed on Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA), matched to FEC records by name.

Reported Source: FEC, through each candidate's latest filing. Open this race on FEC.gov

Other FEC filers (not matched to a November nominee)4
Other FEC filers
CandidatePartyStatusRaisedSpentCash
Katherine PiccininiREPChallenger$21K$19K$3,851
Angela GriffithsREPChallenger$12K$8,594$3,217
Mitchell David MaislerDEMChallenger$10K$11K-$514
Joshua HamiltonDEMChallenger$7,486$6,406$1,080

They may have lost a primary or withdrawn, or our name match may have missed them. Their records are kept for reference.

Forecasts and ratingsnational odds + who rates this race

Consensus (median of 5): Safe D Estimate

Forecaster ratings
ForecasterRatingDate listedNote
Cook Political ReportSafe D2025-11-05dated
Inside ElectionsSafe D2025-03-07dated
Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D2025-07-15dated
Decision Desk HQSafe D2026-07-14dated
The EconomistSafe D2026-05-06dated

Ratings are each publisher's own, compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). The date is the one listed there; a rater may have changed its call since, and “dated” means more than 45 days old. Open the forecaster for its current rating.

Prediction market

Democratic 96.4% · Republican 3.5% Estimate

Polymarket price read as a probability (the two prices need not add up to exactly 100%). Volume $27,077, snapshot 2026-10-15. Thin market: small trades can move the price. View the market · About Polymarket

Open each forecaster for its current rating and method.

National picture: Democrats 90.5% to control the House on Polymarket Estimate. See all forecasts.

Who lives hereCensus survey data
District portrait
MeasureValue
Population760,299
Median age41.1
Median household income$153,525 ±$2,889
Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree or more55.6%
White, not Hispanic46.0%
Black, not Hispanic5.0%
Asian, not Hispanic22.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)18.4%
Homes lived in by their owners71.7%
People below the poverty line6.3%
Born outside the U.S.24.7%

Heads up: California drew a new congressional map for 2026. These figures describe the old district lines, so they will not match the people who vote in this race.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020-2024 5-year estimates, district lines of the 119th Congress, fetched 2026-10-15. These are survey estimates with margins of error; the Bureau publishes the error for each figure.

Public attention in this race1 candidate with an article
Attention
CandidatePartyViews, 30 daysShare
Mark DeSaulnierDEM2,408100%

Reported English Wikipedia page views, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13. Only candidates with an article are counted; views show curiosity, not support.

Data on this page4/6 complete
Data coverage
DataStatusDetail
NomineesHave itlisted on Wikipedia, matched to FEC
Campaign financeHave itFEC filings through 06/30/2026
Forecaster ratingsHave it5 forecasters
Prediction marketPartialPolymarket, volume $27K
2024 resultMissingnot available
Financial disclosuresHave it1 of 1 candidates read

So you can see what we have and what we do not. Missing is never treated as zero.

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