AkashicCA-48 — U.S. House
We expect Democrats to win96%The call
We expect Democrats to win.
What the market is pricing
via PolymarketRaw Democratic YES price 87%; raw Republican YES price 14%.
No model-versus-market gap is calculated until both systems represent every independent and Other outcome.
Raw YES prices from live Polymarket markets; D and R are not renormalized · as of Aug 1, 2026 · a market price is trader sentiment, not Akashic’s forecast. See the market on Polymarket → · How implied probability works →
| Candidate | Raised |
|---|---|
| Jim DesmondRNominee | |
| Marni von WilpertDNominee |
Receipts, cash on hand, and outside (independent-expenditure) spending from the Federal Election Commission. Bars are scaled within this race. Open seat: incumbent Darrell Issa (R) announced March 6, 2026 that he would not run for re-election. San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond (R), who had been running in CA-49, jumped into this race; San Diego city councilmember Marni von Wilpert (D) advanced. The field and its fundraising will keep updating as primaries settle and new FEC reports land.
The rating is grounded in this seat’s record on Akashic — its partisan lean, same-office history, and demographics. Read the full profile on the CA-48 place page.
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RepublicanR | R+19 |
| 2022 | RepublicanR | R+21 |
| 2020 | RepublicanR | R+2 |
| 2018 | DemocraticD | D+7 |
| 2016 | RepublicanR | R+17 |
| 2014 | RepublicanR |
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