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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 33

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Results are unofficial until certified. California counts mail ballots for weeks; totals change until certification on December 11.

U.S. House

U.S. House, District 33

  • Pete AguilarD139,20069.0%Leading
  • Stephanie M. VargasR62,68031.0%

Aguilar leads Vargas by 76,520 votes (37.9 points).

Late count: Aguilar took 70.6% of the 88,569 votes counted since election night, Vargas 29.4%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Pete Aguilar has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Aguilar 69.0%Vargas 31.0%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Pete Aguilar has not trailed Stephanie M. Vargas at any report.
+400−40Aguilar aheadVargas aheadAguilar +37.98:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Aguilar ahead by 40,015 votes. Counted since: Aguilar ahead by 36,505 votes.

Election night · 113,311 votes

Aguilar 67.7% · Vargas 32.3%

Counted since · 88,569 votes

Aguilar 70.6% · Vargas 29.4%

Net gain in each count Aguilar out-gained Vargas in 15 of the 18 counts.

Aguilar gained more · Vargas gained more

  1. 8:05 pmAguilar +30,651Lead: Aguilar +30,651
  2. 8:15 pmAguilar +278Lead: Aguilar +30,929
  3. 9:09 pmAguilar +48Lead: Aguilar +30,977
  4. 9:55 pmAguilar +2,965Lead: Aguilar +33,942
  5. 11:50 pmAguilar +2,292Lead: Aguilar +36,234
  6. 12:13 amAguilar +2Lead: Aguilar +36,236
  7. 1:09 amEvenLead: Aguilar +36,236
  8. 1:49 amAguilar +3,086Lead: Aguilar +39,322
  9. 2:15 amVargas +1Lead: Aguilar +39,321
  10. 2:41 amAguilar +695Lead: Aguilar +40,016
  11. 4:21 amVargas +1Lead: Aguilar +40,015
  12. Nov 4Aguilar +73Lead: Aguilar +40,088
  13. Nov 5Aguilar +8,938Lead: Aguilar +49,026
  14. Nov 6Aguilar +6,384Lead: Aguilar +55,410
  15. Nov 7Aguilar +9,968Lead: Aguilar +65,378
  16. Nov 9Aguilar +8,934Lead: Aguilar +74,312
  17. Nov 11Aguilar +677Lead: Aguilar +74,989
  18. Nov 12Aguilar +1,531Lead: Aguilar +76,520

By county

County returns arrive after the first report.

Turnout so far

55.4% of registered voters

12,894,150 ballots counted in California, 55.4% of 23,273,590 registered voters.

  • 2022 final: 50.8% (11,146,620 ballots)
  • 2018 final: 64.5% (12,712,542 ballots)

Already higher than 2022’s final turnout. More ballots than in 2022 or 2018.

Counties keep counting mail and provisional ballots for weeks after election day, so this share keeps rising.

Ballots left to count

907,305 ballots left to count in California

12,709,005 counted, 907,305 left.

  • Mail ballots received by election day664,711
  • Mail ballots that arrived later or came from another county70,387
  • Provisional ballots23,943
  • Same-day registration ballots96,347
  • Ballots to remake or review51,500
  • Ballots cast at voting locations417

108,401 more ballots wait for voters to fix a signature. They are not in the count above.

CountyLeftTo fix a signatureNext update
Riverside193,50013,657Thu, Nov 12, 6:00 pm
San Diego120,0008,500Thu, Nov 12, 6:00 pm
Sacramento93,0083,500Fri, Nov 13, 4:15 pm
Sonoma43,728907Fri, Nov 13, 3:00 pm
Placer40,2971,775Fri, Nov 13, 4:00 pm
Los Angeles37,80014,500Fri, Nov 13, 5:00 pm
Fresno37,3005,200Fri, Nov 13, 5:00 pm
Ventura36,4033,610Mon, Nov 16, 5:00 pm
Stanislaus35,472949Thu, Nov 12, 7:00 pm
Tulare32,0052,240Thu, Nov 12, 7:30 pm
Kern30,0542,016Tue, Nov 17, 5:00 pm
San Luis Obispo24,739634Fri, Nov 13, 5:00 pm

41 more counties have 182,999 ballots left.

California Secretary of State, estimated unprocessed ballots, as of Nov 12, 5:35 pm. The state’s report can trail a county’s own count by up to a day.