Upset Brief · CA-17 · Ritesh Tandon (R) vs. Ro Khanna (D), incumbent

A long shot on the math: it takes a 38.2-point national wave.

0%
odds today
0%
odds with the plan
74,335
net votes to find
37
days left; voting starts October 5
Where
  1. 01
    San Jose
    Starting line Khanna +36. 1.6% split their ticket.
    +547
  2. 02
    Sunnyvale
    Starting line Khanna +48. 1.8% split their ticket.
    +404
  3. 03
    Cupertino
    Starting line Khanna +40. 3.4% split their ticket.
    +374
  4. 04
    Fremont
    Starting line Khanna +32. 3.6% split their ticket.
    +224
  5. 05
    Santa Clara
    Starting line Khanna +42. 0.9% split their ticket.
    +218
  6. 06
    Milpitas
    Starting line Khanna +29. 1.6% split their ticket.
    +178

The top 8 cities and unincorporated areas carry 100% of the plan.

How
  • P
    Persuade
    1,695 voters who split their ticket in recent elections and lean Khanna today.
    +1,695
  • M
    Mobilize
    There are almost no cities and unincorporated areas Tandon's side carries, so turnout alone cannot help here.
    +0
  • C
    Consolidate
    Voters who went third party in recent races, in the cities and unincorporated areas that lean Tandon's way.
    +347

Plus a national shift of 38.2 points of margin (72,293 votes) that no campaign controls.

What has to be true
  1. Tandon wins 50 percent of the ticket splitters now leaning Khanna.
  2. The national environment moves about 38.2 points toward Tandon's side between now and November 3.
  3. No 2026 public poll exists for this race, so the starting line is a weighted blend of official recent results; the first real poll will move it.
The numbers behind it
  • 01
    Crossover regression
    282 precincts, R² 0.878, 56 crossover precincts identified
  • 02
    Monte Carlo
    20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 7-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -94,105 to -50,828 votes.
  • 03
    Money, FEC candidate totals through June 30
    Tandon $891 cash on hand; Khanna $16,929,752.
  • 04
    Call program for this list
    3,024 households, 9,072 dials, about 475 live conversations: an estimated $1,725 at published rates.
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Independent analysis by The Political Group from official California Secretary of State precinct returns (2022 and 2024), FEC filings and published polls, as of September 26, 2026. Not affiliated with any candidate or party.