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U.S. House · California's 31st District

The San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County, including areas of North Orange County. District lines were redrawn for the 2026 election under California Proposition 50.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Gil Cisneros, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Gil Cisneros152,49066.1%
Eric Ching78,04533.9%

About 96% 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 election cycle after voters approved Proposition 50 on November 4, 2025, a mid-decade redistricting measure.[1]
  • Incumbent Democrat Gil Cisneros and Republican Eric Ching, a former city council member and mayor, advanced from the June 2, 2026 top-two primary.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Gil CisnerosDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative, CA-31 (since 2023; also served 2019-2021)Full profile →Eric ChingRFormer city council member and two-time mayorFull 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

  • Gil Cisneros
    Supports[11]

    Cosponsored H.R. 4099, the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, which prohibits interference under color of State law with the provision of interstate abortion services (119th Congress).

  • Eric Ching
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Gil Cisneros
    Recorded votes[32]

    Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales.

  • Eric Ching
    In their own words[17]
    “I will support our rights to keep and bear arms.”

    On his campaign website

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Gil Cisneros
    Recorded votes[22][23][24][25][26]

    Voted no on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no 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 American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04).

  • Eric Ching
    In their own words[17]
    “I will promote legal trade and tourism while supporting ways to best secure our border from the illegal movement of weapons, drugs, contraband, and people.”

    On his campaign website

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Gil Cisneros
    Recorded votes[23][24][25]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.

  • Eric Ching
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Gil Cisneros
    Recorded votes[23][24][25][28]

    Voted no 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.

  • Eric Ching
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Gil Cisneros
    Recorded votes[23][24][25]

    Voted no 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.

  • Eric Ching
    —

Public funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)

  • Gil Cisneros
    —
  • Eric Ching
    Supports[17]

    Campaign website says he supports school choice.

Raise the minimum wage

  • Gil Cisneros
    Recorded votes[33]

    Voted yes on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Eric Ching
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Gil Cisneros
    Recorded votes[31]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Eric Ching
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Gil Cisneros
    Recorded votes[27]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Eric Ching
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Gil Cisneros
    Recorded votes[29][30]

    Voted yes 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 yes 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.

  • Eric Ching
    —

Research notes & limits

Gil Cisneros has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey; positions and priorities were drawn from his official House issues pages and press releases. His federal floor votes and FEC totals are added separately by script. Eric Ching completed the 2026 survey and a separate quote from his campaign website, which are the basis for his priorities and the gun-rights position listed here. The 'guns' issue key in this guide is phrased as support for stricter gun laws, so a stated support for gun rights is recorded as 'opposes' that statement. Eric Ching: campaign website (JavaScript-rendered; read with a headless browser) Priorities section; some site material refers to an earlier run. Biography notes: Ching's Walnut city council tenure and mayoral years could not be confirmed from a loaded official source, so only his own survey account is used; Ballotpedia does not list his offices held. Corrected Cisneros's summary, which said he returned to Congress in 2023 (he took office in 2025).

Sources · 35

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.Gil Cisneros · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Eric Ching - Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Health · Office of Rep. Gil Cisneros Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Immigration · Office of Rep. Gil Cisneros Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Economy and Small Businesses · Office of Rep. Gil Cisneros Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Rep. Cisneros Votes to Extend ACA Tax Credits, Reduce Healthcare Costs · Office of Rep. Gil Cisneros · 2026-01-08 Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Rep. Cisneros Introduces Bill to Reduce Administrative Burden on Small Businesses · Office of Rep. Gil Cisneros · 2025-12-03 Candidate's own words
  9. 9.H.R. 3115, Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 · Congress.gov Official record
  10. 10.H.R. 18, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025 · Congress.gov Official record
  11. 11.H.R. 4099, Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act · Congress.gov Official record
  12. 12.H.R. 2743, Raise the Wage Act of 2025 · Congress.gov Official record
  13. 13.H.Con.Res. 40, War Powers Resolution (Iran) · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.H.Con.Res. 89, War Powers Resolution (Iran) · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.H.Con.Res. 68, Removal of Armed Forces from Venezuela · Congress.gov Official record
  16. 16.H.J.Res. 126, Removal of Armed Forces from hostilities not authorized by Congress · Congress.gov Official record
  17. 17.Eric Ching for Congress | California's 31st District · Eric Ching for Congress Candidate's own words
  18. 18.Gil Cisneros · Ballotpedia Reference
  19. 19.About · Office of Rep. Gil Cisneros Official record
  20. 20.Committees and Caucuses · Office of Rep. Gil Cisneros Official record
  21. 21.California's 31st District election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  22. 22.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  24. 24.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  34. 34.Eric Ching - Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  35. 35.U.S. House · California's 31st District results 2026 · NBC News News report