U.S. House · Updated Oct 9
California's 9th District
Josh Harder win chance
>99%
Typical margin: Harder by 27.5
Democrat
Who's running
The numbers behind it
Campaign money
Josh Harder
Raised $4.1M · $4.7M cash on hand · through Jun 30, 2026 · FEC filing ↗
John McBride
Raised $52K · $19K cash on hand · through Jun 30, 2026 · FEC filing ↗
Our model counts the money gap as worth 1.5 points to Josh Harder. Even a 10× gap is worth at most 1.5.
Other filers in this race raised $29K in total.
Candidates' own committees only, from fec.gov. Third-quarter reports are due Oct 15.
How the numbers moved
- Sep 23Cook Political Report: Solid DCook Political Report
- Jun 30John McBride had raised $52KFEC filing
- Jun 30Josh Harder had raised $4.1MFEC filing
How we got this number
We blend the polling average (when there is one) with the race's fundamentals: past results, incumbency, the national mood and the money. Then we play the election out 40,000 times, with polling misses that move every race together, and count how often each side wins.
90% of the model's 40,000 simulated elections land between D+15.5 and D+39.9.
No public polls yet, so this forecast rests on the fundamentals alone, with a wider range.
Our method ›