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U.S. House · California's 7th District

Covers part of the city of Sacramento, following the 2025 Proposition 50 mid-decade redistricting.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Not yet called

CandidateVotesShare
Doris Matsui97,76555.7%
Mai Vang77,89444.3%

About 67% 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, approved by voters on November 4, 2025, which redrew the state's congressional map.[1]
  • Because California uses a top-two primary regardless of party, both general-election candidates are Democrats. In the June 2, 2026 primary, challenger Mai Vang placed first with 31.2% (65,617 votes), ahead of incumbent Doris Matsui's 29.1% (61,114 votes), out of 210,115 total votes cast; both advanced to the general election.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Doris MatsuiDINCUMBENTU.S. Representative (since 2005)Full profile →Mai VangDSacramento City Council member, District 8 (since 2020)Full 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

  • Doris Matsui
    Recorded votes[38][39][40]

    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.

  • Mai Vang
    Supports[5]

    Platform calls for federal protections guaranteeing the right to choose, regardless of state.

Stricter gun laws

  • Doris Matsui
    Recorded votes[33][34][35][36]

    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.

  • Mai Vang
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Doris Matsui
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

    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).

  • Mai Vang
    Opposes[5]

    Platform calls for abolishing ICE, ending its funding, and closing for-profit detention centers.

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Doris Matsui
    Recorded votes[17][18][19][29][28]

    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.

  • Mai Vang
    Supports[5]

    Platform says she will vote to make billionaires pay their fair share and close corporate loopholes.

Expand public health coverage

  • Doris Matsui
    Recorded votes[17][18][19][24][25][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. Voted yes on Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, 2010-03-21). 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.

  • Mai Vang
    Supports[5]

    Platform calls for Medicare for All and protecting Social Security and Medicare from cuts.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Doris Matsui
    Recorded votes[17][18][19][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.

  • Mai Vang
    Supports[5]

    Platform calls for funding a Green New Deal to transition the economy to clean energy and for stopping new fossil fuel projects.

Raise the minimum wage

  • Doris Matsui
    Recorded votes[37]

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

  • Mai Vang
    Supports[5]

    Platform says she will fight to raise the minimum wage and tie it to inflation.

Continue U.S. military aid to Israel

  • Doris Matsui
    —
  • Mai Vang
    Opposes[5]

    Platform says she will fight to end military aid that enables war crimes and the occupation of Gaza and will sign onto the "Block the Bombs" legislation.

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Doris Matsui
    Recorded votes[32]

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

  • Mai Vang
    Opposes[5]

    Platform calls the President's tariffs a hidden tax on families and small businesses and says she opposes the tariffs squeezing California producers.

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Doris Matsui
    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.

  • Mai Vang
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Doris Matsui
    Recorded votes[23]

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

  • Mai Vang
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Doris Matsui
    Recorded votes[30][31]

    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.

  • Mai Vang
    —

Research notes & limits

Mai Vang has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey and no policy-specific content from her campaign website could be retrieved during research, so her stated priorities and positions could not be documented beyond her prior officeholder record. Biography gaps: the Matsui House site directs readers to her office for an official biography and Bioguide blocked fetching, so her early life, White House and lobbying details rest on Wikipedia; no personal details for Vang beyond her council office's biography were found.

Sources · 43

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

  1. 1.California's 7th Congressional District · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Doris Matsui · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Legislative Work · Office of Rep. Doris Matsui · 2026-09-25 Official record
  4. 4.Mai Vang (California) · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  5. 5.Mai's Platform · Mai Vang for Congress · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Issues · Doris Matsui for Congress · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Gov. Newsom, California lawmakers react to US-Israel attack on Iran that killed Ali Khamenei · Doris Matsui for Congress · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Doris Matsui · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  9. 9.Doris Matsui · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  10. 10.Sacramento Standard: Rep. Doris Matsui comments on trade tariffs and welcomes new citizens · Office of Rep. Doris Matsui · 2026-10-21 Official record
  11. 11.Biography · Office of Rep. Doris Matsui · 2026-10-21 Official record
  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.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  18. 18.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Affordable Care Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2010-03-21 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 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: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  37. 37.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  38. 38.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  39. 39.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  40. 40.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  41. 41.Mai Vang (California) · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  42. 42.Biography of Councilmember Vang · City of Sacramento · 2026-10-21 Official record
  43. 43.About Mai Vang · Office of Councilmember Mai Vang · 2026-10-21 Official record