Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, CA-43
Maxine Waters
American politician (born 1938)
- 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 +38.6, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Maxine Moore Waters is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 43rd congressional district since 1991.
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The district, numbered as the 29th district from 1991 to 1993 and as the 35th district from 1993 to 2013, includes much of southern Los Angeles, as well as portions of Gardena, Inglewood and Torrance.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- August 15, 1938 (age 88)
- Education
- California State University, Los Angeles, Bachelor of Arts, 1970
- Vashon High School
- Occupation
- teacher
- In Congress
- 18 House terms, since January 3, 1991
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
U.S. House, CA-43. Won.
- Maxine Waters 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 +38.6, 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: CITIZENS FOR WATERS. 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
8.4% of the $441,241 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)3.4%$37,163
- Individuals, itemized36.5%$404,078
- Other political committees (PACs)48.9%$541,500
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts11.2%$124,526
Employers donors listed
- MINDSET$15,3007 contributions
- ALLEN MEDIA GROUP$11,5005 contributions
- BLACKROCK$7,5003 contributions
- ARIEL INVESTMENTS$7,0002 contributions
- EREBOR BANK$7,0002 contributions
- G & C EQUIPMENT$7,0002 contributions
- TIMOTHY PRYZBYLSKI$7,0002 contributions
- YUCAIPA COMPANIES$7,0002 contributions
- CARRILLO LAW FIRM$5,0002 contributions
- GERALD FRIEDMAN TRUST$5,0002 contributions
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 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash 99d0868d8e43
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Financial ServicesRanking Member
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
- 45 bills and resolutions, and 3 amendments
- Cosponsored
- 278 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10640: Urban Health Transformation Act of 2026Introduced October 1, 2026. Latest action October 1, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 10325: To increase the mandatory contribution amount of Federal Home Loan Banks to the Affordable Housing Program, and for other purposes.Introduced September 8, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 28.
- H.R. 8777: GUIDANCE Act of 2026Introduced May 13, 2026. Latest action May 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.J.Res. 179: 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 2022-04: Insufficient Data Protection or Security for Sensitive Consumer Information".Introduced May 7, 2026. Latest action May 7, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.J.Res. 170: 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 "The Fair Credit Reporting Act's Limited Preemption of State Laws".Introduced April 30, 2026. Latest action April 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.R. 8030: DPA Transparency Act of 2026Introduced March 20, 2026. Latest action March 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-12 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 2bb804ca1231
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
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Contact and links
- Website
- waters.house.gov via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-2201
- Washington office
- 2221 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0543
- 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-43 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, CA-43 · General · won · 95,462 votes (77.3%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, CA-43 · General · won · 199,210 votes (71.7%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, CA-43 · General · won · 152,272 votes (77.7%) Vugol.Me record
- 1997 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 1997 to 1999Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Wikidata
- 1991 to 1997United States representative Wikidata
- 1977 to 1991member of the California State Assembly Wikidata
- 1972delegate Wikidata
- Dates not givensupervisor Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q461727). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
- Foster bill would bolster tech use to monitor AI financial risks
- ‘Tough road’ seen for Waters’ rivals at Financial Services
Headlines from outlets across the political spectrum, linked to the publisher. Vugol.me doesn’t write or endorse them. How we choose them · News about this race
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/Maxine_Waters
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q461727
- 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/H4CA23011/
- Name re-derived from FEC filing
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
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