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U.S. House · California's 22nd Congressional District

Kern, Tulare, and Kings counties in the southern San Joaquin Valley, including Delano, Wasco, and parts of Bakersfield.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Randy Villegas, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Randy Villegas62,19366.6%
David Valadao31,17933.4%

About 57% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • California redrew its congressional district lines for the 2026 elections under Proposition 50, a mid-decade redistricting measure voters approved in a November 2025 special election. Ballotpedia identifies the new 22nd District as more Democratic-leaning than the pre-2026 lines, and rates the general election a battleground contest.[1][2]
  • In the June 2, 2026 top-two primary, David Valadao won 40.7% of the vote (32,491 votes) and Randy Villegas won 32.4% (25,808 votes), narrowly beating fellow Democrat Jasmeet Bains (26.9%, 21,458 votes) to advance.[2]
  • As of June 30, 2026, Valadao had raised $4.93 million and Villegas had raised $2.65 million, according to Ballotpedia's summary of campaign-finance disclosures.[2]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

David ValadaoRINCUMBENTU.S. Representative (since 2013, with a 2019–2021 gap after losing re-election in 2018)Full profile →Randy VillegasDPROJECTED WINNERFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • David Valadao
    Recorded votes[30][31][32]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted yes on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Randy Villegas
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • David Valadao
    Recorded votes[27][28][29]

    Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted yes on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Randy Villegas
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • David Valadao
    Recorded votes[13][14][15][16][17][18]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6, 2021-03-18).

  • Randy Villegas
    Opposes[7]

    Calls current policies of blanket detention and deportation unconstitutional and supports a path to citizenship for undocumented residents.

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • David Valadao
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][23][22]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Randy Villegas
    Supports[8]

    Calls for taxing the top 1% of income earners and wealth holders as the way to increase government revenue.

Expand public health coverage

  • David Valadao
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][19][20]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted yes on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Randy Villegas
    Supports[3]

    Supports Medicare for All and federal negotiation of prescription-drug prices, including capping insulin at $35.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • David Valadao
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][21][22]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Randy Villegas
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • David Valadao
    —
  • Randy Villegas
    Supports[3]

    Calls for raising the minimum wage, noting that it has stayed at $7.25 an hour.

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • David Valadao
    Recorded votes[26]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Randy Villegas
    Opposes[3]

    Opposes broad tariff trade wars, saying they hurt Central Valley farmers and businesses.

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • David Valadao
    Recorded votes[21]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Randy Villegas
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • David Valadao
    Recorded votes[24][25]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Randy Villegas
    —

Research notes & limits

David Valadao has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey; his positions/priorities are limited to his campaign website's general statement and committee assignments from official House records. Federal key votes and FEC totals for the incumbent are added separately by script. Biography gaps: Randy Villegas's birth year and exact years as a journalist and organizer were not found.

Sources · 38

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.David G. Valadao · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Randy Villegas — Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Health Care · Office of Rep. David Valadao Official record
  5. 5.Energy · Office of Rep. David Valadao Official record
  6. 6.Tax Reform · Office of Rep. David Valadao Official record
  7. 7.Issues: Immigration · Villegas for Congress Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Issues: Jobs & The Economy · Villegas for Congress Candidate's own words
  9. 9.David G. Valadao · Ballotpedia Reference
  10. 10.Biography · Office of Rep. David Valadao Official record
  11. 11.U.S. House · California's 22nd Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  12. 12.H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  15. 15.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  33. 33.Randy Villegas — Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  34. 34.Meet Randy · Villegas for Congress Candidate's own words
  35. 35.Randy Villegas Receives the 2025 APSA Community College Faculty Award · Political Science Now (APSA) · 2025-08-13 News report
  36. 36.The race for District 22: a one-on-one with Randy Villegas · KGET 17 News News report
  37. 37.Visalia Unified School District Board Provisionally Appoints Randy Villegas to Trustee Area 6 Seat · Valley Voice · 2021-12-10 News report
  38. 38.California's 22nd Congressional District election results 2026 · NBC News News report