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More in Methodology| Outcome | TruthIndex™ | Polymarket | Kalshi | Spread | 24h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRandy Villegas | 90.3% | 92.0% | 90.2% | 1.8 pts | – | |
| RDavid Valadao | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 0.3 pts | – |
David Valadao, a Republican who has represented California's 22nd congressional district since 2023 after earlier terms in the 21st, faces Democrat Randy Villegas, a Visalia school board trustee, in the 2026 general election.
Randy Villegas, a Democrat and Visalia school board trustee, faces Republican incumbent David Valadao in the 2026 general election for California's 22nd congressional district after finishing second in the June top-two primary.
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California's 22nd District margin of victory
| Valadao, 2+ pts | 5.5% | |
| Valadao, 5+ pts | 4.3% |
California's 22nd District margin of victory
| Villegas, 1+ pts | 87.5% | |
| Villegas, 4+ pts | 77.0% | |
| Villegas, 7+ pts | 62.5% | |
| Villegas, 10+ pts | 42.5% | |
| Villegas, 13+ pts | 31.0% | |
| Villegas, 16+ pts | 19.0% | |
| Villegas, 19+ pts | 9.2% |
Prices which party wins.
Randy Villegas: Counted · bid 91.0% / ask 93.0% · $5.1K within 5 pts
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the CA-22 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026. A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
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Randy Villegas: Counted · bid 89.0% / ask 91.4% · $68.3K within 5 pts
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If the House member sworn in for CA-22 for the term beginning in 2027 is a member of the Democratic party, then the market resolves to Yes.
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