Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, CA-52
Juan C. Vargas
American politician (born 1961)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-04
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +28.3, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Juan Carlos Vargas is an American businessman and politician who has been a U.S. representative for California since 2013. His district includes the southernmost portions of San Diego County.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-06 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- March 7, 1961 (age 65)
- Education
- Harvard Law School, Juris Doctor, 1991
- Fordham University, Master of Arts, 1987
- University of San Diego, Bachelor of Arts, 1983
- Occupation
- lawyer, business executive
- In Congress
- 7 House terms, since January 3, 2013
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, CA-52. Won.
- Juan Vargas Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +28.3, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: VARGAS FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
0.2% of the $262,865 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)0.1%$547
- Individuals, itemized31.4%$262,318
- Other political committees (PACs)68.4%$571,650
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts0.2%$1,582
Employers donors listed
- NATIONAL ENTERPRISES, INC.$11,5004 contributions
- KALSHI INC.$7,0002 contributions
- LIQUID ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS$7,0002 contributions
- THE COAM MANAGEMENT GROUP$6,5002 contributions
- UNITLEADER$5,5002 contributions
- EREBOR BANK, NA$5,3002 contributions
- MILLER BARDONESS$5,0002 contributions
- SHEPPARD MULLIN$4,5003 contributions
- COLRICH$4,0002 contributions
- ACTUM LLC$3,5001 contribution
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash 0a1b5c27f687
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Financial Services
3 subcommittees
- National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions
- Capital Markets
- Financial Institutions
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 15 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 419 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 11008: Strengthening Citizenship Services for Veterans ActIntroduced November 11, 2026. Latest action November 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 10149: For the relief of Maria Cordova.Introduced August 24, 2026. Latest action August 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.Res. 1418: Honoring the life and legacy of Father Stan, a prominent human rights activist who died while in custody of the Indian state on July 5, 2021, and encouraging India to pursue an independent investigation into his arrest, incarceration, and death.Introduced July 2, 2026. Latest action July 2, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- H.R. 9233: To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the "Armando Rodriguez Post Office".Introduced June 9, 2026. Latest action June 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- H.J.Res. 185: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-03: Unlawful and Unenforceable Contract Terms and Conditions".Introduced May 13, 2026. Latest action May 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.Res. 1269: Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of the Cinco de Mayo holiday.Introduced May 7, 2026. Latest action May 7, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-14 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 364a9df3f78f
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- votevargas.com via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-8045
- Washington office
- 2467 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0552
- Campaign email
- Not on file
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 2:51 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, CA-52 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, CA-52 · General · won · 100,686 votes (66.7%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, CA-51 · General · won · 165,596 votes (68.3%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, CA-51 · General · won · 109,527 votes (71.2%) Vugol.Me record
- 2013 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2010 to 2012member of the State Senate of California Wikidata
- 2000 to 2006member of the California State Assembly Wikidata
- 1993 to 2000member Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q3791701). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections&oldid=1383742945
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 2:51 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Vargas
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3791701
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2CA50026/
- photo_headshot https://vargas.house.gov/about/about-juan
- photo_full_body http://votevargas.com/
- photo_action http://votevargas.com/
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