California District 17

CA-17 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary held June 2, 2026.

Democratic Primary

CandidateVotes%
Ro Khanna 83,051 62.3%
Ethan Agarwal 8,658 6.5%
Mike Katz 6,382 4.8%

Libertarian Primary

CandidateVotes%
Joe Dehn 1,152 0.9%

Republican Primary

CandidateVotes%
Ritesh Tandon 19,793 14.8%
Jennie Ha Phan 14,282 10.7%

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Ro Khanna
Party
Democrat
Current Rating
Safe D expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
D+30

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Safe D

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Ro Khanna

Ro Khanna Nominee Incumbent

Democrat
Total Raised: $13,761,491
Cash on Hand: $16,929,752

Ritesh Tandon Nominee

Republican
Total Raised: $37,653
Cash on Hand: $891

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 CA-17 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe D for Democrats.

When is the 2026 CA-17 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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