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U.S. House · California's 33rd District

Inland Empire, including Redlands, San Bernardino, Fontana, Rialto, and Colton in San Bernardino County.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Pete Aguilar, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Pete Aguilar121,98968.3%
Stephanie Vargas56,61131.7%

About 88% 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 uses a top-two nonpartisan primary. In the June 2, 2026 primary, Pete Aguilar (D) placed first with 53.5% and Stephanie Vargas (R) placed second with 17.5%, advancing both to the November general election.[1][2]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Pete AguilarDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative for California's 33rd District (since 2023); previously represented California's 31st District (2015–2023)Full profile →Stephanie VargasRFull 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

  • Pete Aguilar
    Recorded votes[35][36][37]

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

  • Stephanie Vargas
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Pete Aguilar
    Recorded votes[30][31][32][33]

    Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted yes 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 no on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Stephanie Vargas
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Pete Aguilar
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

    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 no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Stephanie Vargas
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Pete Aguilar
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][26][25]

    Voted no 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 yes 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.

  • Stephanie Vargas
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Pete Aguilar
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][22][23]

    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. Voted no 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.

  • Stephanie Vargas
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Pete Aguilar
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][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. Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Stephanie Vargas
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Pete Aguilar
    Recorded votes[34]

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

  • Stephanie Vargas
    —

Continue U.S. military aid to Israel

  • Pete Aguilar
    Supports[5]

    Opposed a floor amendment that would have struck Israel funding from FY2027 appropriations, saying it would compromise national security and peace efforts and abandon allies and agreements, while noting Congress can later review U.S. assistance to Israel.

  • Stephanie Vargas
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Pete Aguilar
    Recorded votes[29]

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

  • Stephanie Vargas
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Pete Aguilar
    Recorded votes[24]

    Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Stephanie Vargas
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Pete Aguilar
    Recorded votes[21]

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

  • Stephanie Vargas
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Pete Aguilar
    Recorded votes[27][28]

    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.

  • Stephanie Vargas
    —

Research notes & limits

Aguilar has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey and has no dedicated issues subpages beyond a general community-funding page; his 2026 positions here are drawn from official House press releases on health care, Israel funding, ICE facility conditions, and tariffs. His 2014 platform is cited as background context only. Federal key votes and FEC finance totals for both candidates are added separately by script. Stephanie Vargas: no campaign website found (the stephanievargas.com domain belongs to an unrelated person); Ballotpedia was not fetchable; no additional statements added. Biography notes: Vargas has no Ballotpedia biography; her career details come from an iVoterGuide profile and a voter-guide Q&A, not an independent news profile.

Sources · 42

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

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  2. 2.Pete Aguilar · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Stephanie Vargas · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Rep. Aguilar Visits Inland Empire Health Facilities Impacted by Republican Healthcare Funding Cuts · Office of Rep. Pete Aguilar · 2026-07-30 Official record
  5. 5.Rep. Pete Aguilar Statement on Rep. Massie's Amendment to Strike Israel Funding from FY2027 Appropriations · Office of Rep. Pete Aguilar · 2026-07-15 Official record
  6. 6.Rep. Aguilar Visits Inland Empire Snack Food Manufacturer Hurt by Rising Fuel Prices and Tariffs · Office of Rep. Pete Aguilar · 2026-04-07 Official record
  7. 7.H.R. 3115, Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 · Congress.gov Official record
  8. 8.H.R. 18, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025 · Congress.gov Official record
  9. 9.H.R. 4876, Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act · Congress.gov Official record
  10. 10.Pete Aguilar · Ballotpedia Reference
  11. 11.About · Office of Rep. Pete Aguilar Official record
  12. 12.Committees and Caucuses · Office of Rep. Pete Aguilar Official record
  13. 13.California's 33rd District election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  14. 14.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  16. 16.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  37. 37.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  38. 38.United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  39. 39.Stephanie Vargas · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  40. 40.Meet the Candidates Running in California's 33rd Congressional District · Community Forward Redlands Reference
  41. 41.Voter Guide Profile for CA U.S. Rep., Dist. 33 candidate - Stephanie M. Vargas · iVoterGuide Reference
  42. 42.U.S. House · California's 33rd District results 2026 · NBC News News report