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U.S. House · California's 49th District

North coastal San Diego County and southern Orange County, including San Clemente, Oceanside, Carlsbad and San Juan Capistrano.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Mike Levin, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Mike Levin139,47557.7%
Armen Kurdian102,25842.3%

About 70% 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

  • The district's boundaries changed as a result of California Proposition 50, a mid-decade congressional redistricting measure voters approved on November 5, 2025.[1]
  • Incumbent Mike Levin and Armen Kurdian advanced from the June 2, 2026 top-two primary, defeating Star Parker. Levin won 55.9% of the primary vote (125,869 votes) and Kurdian won 26.1% (58,822 votes); Parker received 18.0%.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Mike LevinDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative, CA-49 (since 2019)Full profile →Armen KurdianRFull 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

  • Mike Levin
    Recorded votes[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).

  • Armen Kurdian
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Mike Levin
    Recorded votes[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.

  • Armen Kurdian
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Mike Levin
    Recorded votes[18][19][20][21][22][23][24]

    Voted yes 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).

  • Armen Kurdian
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Mike Levin
    Recorded votes[19][20][21][28]

    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. 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.

  • Armen Kurdian
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Mike Levin
    Recorded votes[19][20][21][26]

    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.

  • Armen Kurdian
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Mike Levin
    Recorded votes[19][20][21][27][28]

    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.

  • Armen Kurdian
    —

Public funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)

  • Mike Levin
    —
  • Armen Kurdian
    In their own words[8]
    “Schools are failing our kids, especially those of lower income who are unable to attend private or alternative schools.”

    In his 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey

Raise the minimum wage

  • Mike Levin
    Recorded votes[35]

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

  • Armen Kurdian
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Mike Levin
    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.

  • Armen Kurdian
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Mike Levin
    Recorded votes[27]

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

  • Armen Kurdian
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Mike Levin
    Recorded votes[25]

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

  • Armen Kurdian
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Mike Levin
    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.

  • Armen Kurdian
    —

Research notes & limits

Federal key floor votes and FEC finance totals are added separately by script for sitting members of Congress. Biography: Levin's birth year and Duke/Stanford details rest on Ballotpedia; no campaign website or news profile was found for Kurdian beyond his Ballotpedia survey, which gives no birthplace or year.

Sources · 39

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

  1. 1.California's 49th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Mike Levin · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Armen Kurdian - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Rep. Mike Levin Condemns Politically Motivated Termination of Energy Grants · Office of Rep. Mike Levin · 2026-08-20 Official record
  5. 5.Rep. Mike Levin Pushes Interior Department on Renewable Energy Permitting · Office of Rep. Mike Levin · 2026-08-18 Official record
  6. 6.Rep. Mike Levin Fights to Ban Drilling Off of California & Florida Coasts · Office of Rep. Mike Levin · 2026-06-03 Official record
  7. 7.Rep. Mike Levin, Medical Providers & Patients Demand No Cuts to Medicaid Funding · Rep. Mike Levin (official site) Official record
  8. 8.Armen Kurdian Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  9. 9.Mike Levin · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  10. 10.About | U.S. Congressman Mike Levin · Office of Rep. Mike Levin · 2026-10-21 Official record
  11. 11.California's 49th District election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  12. 12.H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (Assault Weapons Ban of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  13. 13.H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (Raise the Wage Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  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.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
  16. 16.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
  17. 17.H.Con.Res. 40 (Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  20. 20.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 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: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 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.Armen Kurdian Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  39. 39.U.S. House · California's 49th District results 2026 · NBC News News report