California 172026 HOUSE POLLS

2026 California 17th District House Forecast:

The Pollsmax 2026 California 17th District House forecast currently gives Democrat Ro Khanna a 99.9% chance of defeating Republican Ritesh Tandon. Pollsmax projects Khanna to receive 78.9% of the vote compared with 21.1% for Tandon, a projected Democratic margin of 57.8 percentage points. The model currently rates the race as Solid Democratic. The forecast is updated using 100,000 simulations incorporating polling and race fundamentals. See the Pollsmax forecast methodology.

The 2026 California 17th District House election features Democrat Ro Khanna and Republican Ritesh Tandon. Incumbent Representative Ro Khanna is seeking reelection to a sixth term. In 2024, Kamala Harris won California's 17th congressional district by 23.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Democratic in 2026. California conducted mid-decade redistricting prior to the midterms, and the state's new district map benefits Democrats overall.