CalledUnofficial results
California's 51st District
U.S. House · California
Sara Jacobs won re-election by 28.0 points over Ricardo Cabrera.
Top-two primary
Sara JacobsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.0%129,656
Ricardo CabreraRepublican
36.0%72,959
202,615 votes
Source: California Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:54 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Sara JacobsRicardo Cabrera
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
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$1.6M
Spent by the campaign
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$317.4K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026. No FEC filings matched for Ricardo Cabrera.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Sara Jacobs
- >99%
- Ricardo Cabrera
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+28.0