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U.S. House · California's 46th District

North-central Orange County, including Anaheim, Santa Ana, Orange and Garden Grove. Redrawn under Proposition 50 (approved November 2025).

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Lou Correa, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Lou Correa113,31770%
David Pan48,56430%

About 86% 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

  • Incumbent Lou Correa (D) and Republican David Pan advanced from the June 2, 2026 top-two primary, defeating two other Democratic candidates and a Democratic write-in candidate.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Lou CorreaDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative for California's 46th District (since 2017)Full profile →David PanRFull 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

  • Lou Correa
    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.

  • David Pan
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Lou Correa
    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.

  • David Pan
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Lou Correa
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][21][22][23]

    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).

  • David Pan
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Lou Correa
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][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.

  • David Pan
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Lou Correa
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][19][20]

    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.

  • David Pan
    Opposes[4]

    Proposes phasing out current welfare and entitlement programs and privatizing Medicaid and Medicare, which would remain as options people could choose by paying premiums, alongside a $4,000 per year health insurance voucher.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Lou Correa
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][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.

  • David Pan
    —

Increase police funding and staffing

  • Lou Correa
    —
  • David Pan
    Supports[2]

    Says rising crime is endangering families and neighborhoods, and calls for recruiting more police and enforcing laws to make streets safe again.

Public funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)

  • Lou Correa
    —
  • David Pan
    Supports[4]

    Says he supports charter schools and school vouchers so that parents can choose the education for their children.

Raise the minimum wage

  • Lou Correa
    Recorded votes[34]

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

  • David Pan
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Lou Correa
    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.

  • David Pan
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Lou Correa
    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.

  • David Pan
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Lou Correa
    Recorded votes[15]

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

  • David Pan
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Lou Correa
    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.

  • David Pan
    —

Research notes & limits

Basic-tier research from Ballotpedia; federal key votes and FEC totals for the incumbent are added separately. Pan's cited issue statements are from his 2024 campaign website, the most recent found; no 2026-specific update was located. Biographies expanded 2026-10-21; Correa's official house.gov bio page was unavailable (HTTP 410), so his bio relies on Ballotpedia and Wikipedia; Pan's bio is largely self-described from his campaign website.

Sources · 40

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

  1. 1.Lou Correa · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.David Pan campaign website, quoted on Ballotpedia (2024) · David Pan for Congress (via Ballotpedia) Candidate's own words
  3. 3.Issues · Office of Rep. Lou Correa · 2026-09-25 Official record
  4. 4.Issues · David Pan for Congress Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Lou Correa · Ballotpedia Reference
  6. 6.Lou Correa for Congress · Lou Correa for Congress Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Biography · Office of Rep. Lou Correa, U.S. House of Representatives Official record
  8. 8.Lou Correa · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  9. 9.California's 46th District election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  10. 10.H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (Assault Weapons Ban of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.H.R. 4099, the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act (Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  13. 13.H.Con.Res. 38 (Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.H.Con.Res. 68 (To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 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: 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: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 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.David Pan · Ballotpedia Reference
  39. 39.About David Pan · David Pan for Congress Candidate's own words
  40. 40.U.S. House · California's 46th District results 2026 · NBC News News report