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California District 33 election, 2026

Pete Aguilar vs. Stephanie Vargas on a newly enacted 2026 district map.

VotePredictor forecast
Pete Aguilar favored
Safe D · predicted margin D+12.5
97%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
D+9.0
2026 national environment
D+5.5
Model uncertainty
±6.9 points

Fundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.

Republican

Stephanie Vargas

Major-party general-election nominee.

Polls

No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for CA-33. The forecast above therefore uses fundamentals only. A poll table will appear here when matched polls are available.

Other forecasts

We have not yet ingested a district rating from these independent forecasters for CA-33; links go to their current national House ratings. Missing is shown as missing—not converted into a probability.

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