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U.S. House · California's 36th District

South Bay Los Angeles County, including Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Ted Lieu, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Ted Lieu218,99272.8%
Houston Brignano81,68527.2%

About 97% 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. Incumbent Ted Lieu (D) and Houston Brignano (R) were the only two candidates to advance to the November general election.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Ted LieuDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative for California's 36th District (since 2015)Full profile →Houston BrignanoRFull 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

  • Ted Lieu
    Recorded votes[36][37][38]

    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.

  • Houston Brignano
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Ted Lieu
    Recorded votes[31][32][33][34]

    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.

  • Houston Brignano
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Ted Lieu
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

    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).

  • Houston Brignano
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Ted Lieu
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][27][26]

    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.

  • Houston Brignano
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Ted Lieu
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][23][24]

    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.

  • Houston Brignano
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Ted Lieu
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][25][26]

    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.

  • Houston Brignano
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Ted Lieu
    Recorded votes[35]

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

  • Houston Brignano
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Ted Lieu
    Recorded votes[30]

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

  • Houston Brignano
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Ted Lieu
    Recorded votes[25]

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

  • Houston Brignano
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Ted Lieu
    Recorded votes[22]

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

  • Houston Brignano
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Ted Lieu
    Recorded votes[28][29]

    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.

  • Houston Brignano
    —

Research notes & limits

Lieu has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey; his position on immigration enforcement is drawn from an official House press release, and his priorities from his official civil-rights issues page. No current statement mapping to abortion, guns, or israel_aid beyond general civil-rights and foreign-affairs committee work was found. Federal key votes and FEC finance totals for the incumbent are added separately by script. Houston Brignano: no campaign website found; Ballotpedia was not fetchable and the Daily Bruin primary story has no direct issue quotes; no additional statements added. Biography gaps: no campaign website or detailed personal biography (birthplace, education, employers, military dates) was found for Brignano; his bio relies on his Ballotpedia survey and a Daily Bruin profile.

Sources · 42

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.Ted Lieu · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Houston Brignano · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Civil Rights and Social Justice · Office of Rep. Ted Lieu Official record
  5. 5.Rep Lieu Calls for an Immediate Nationwide Stand Down of ICE and CBP Interior Operations · Office of Rep. Ted Lieu · 2026-01-24 Official record
  6. 6.H.R. 3069: Medicare for All Act (119th Congress) · Congress.gov Official record
  7. 7.H.R. 3115: Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (119th Congress) · Congress.gov Official record
  8. 8.H.R. 2743: Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (119th Congress) · Congress.gov Official record
  9. 9.H.Con.Res. 68: To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress (119th Congress) · Congress.gov Official record
  10. 10.Energy and Environment · Office of Rep. Ted Lieu Official record
  11. 11.Ted Lieu · Ballotpedia Reference
  12. 12.Full Biography · Office of Rep. Ted Lieu Official record
  13. 13.California's 36th District election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  14. 14.H.R. 12, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 (Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  17. 17.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  37. 37.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  38. 38.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  39. 39.Houston Brignano · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  40. 40.Ted Lieu, Houston Brignano win 36th district representative primary · Daily Bruin · 2026-06-08 News report
  41. 41.Houston Brignano for Congress · Houston Brignano for Congress Candidate's own words
  42. 42.U.S. House · California's 36th District results 2026 · NBC News News report