Federal race · 2026

California U.S. House, District 33, 2026

Money raised

  1. Pete Aguilar (D)$5.7M raised · $2.7M on hand
  2. Eugene Lamonte Weems (R)$55K raised · $0 on hand
  3. Ernest Richter (R)$28K raised · $66 on hand
  4. Antonis Panagiotis Christodoulou (D)$5K raised · $3K on hand
  5. Stephanie M. Vargas (R)$721 raised · $521 on hand

Raised Cash on hand · bars are blue for Democrats, red for Republicans, gray for others

Candidates

CandidateStatusRaisedSpentCash on handThrough
Pete Aguilar (D)General-election nominee$5,676,010.87$5,651,367.62$2,673,714.422026-10-14
Eugene Lamonte Weems (R)Lost primary$54,876.97$52,697.15$0.002026-08-18
Ernest Richter (R)Lost primary$28,487.77$28,694.06$66.042026-09-30
Antonis Panagiotis Christodoulou (D)Lost primary$4,850.00$2,161.08$2,688.922026-05-13
Stephanie M. Vargas (R)General-election nominee$720.51$200.00$520.512026-10-14
Thomas Herman (R)Lost primary$0.00$48.00$1,827.752025-03-31

Totals from the FEC candidate summary file, retrieved October 23, 2026. A dated snapshot, not live reporting; each candidate’s FEC page is the official source.

Total spent on this race

$5,685,809.76 = candidates’ own spending $5,685,770.79 + outside spending $38.97

CandidateOutside spending forAgainstElectioneering and member messages
Pete Aguilar$38.97$0.00$0.00

Candidates’ own spending is their committees’ disbursements less transfers to other committees, contributions to others, loan repayments and refunds (FEC committee summary). Outside spending is independent expenditures, electioneering communications and company or union member communications for or against these candidates (FEC totals by candidate from regular reports, retrieved October 24, 2026; the latest 24- and 48-hour notices are not included yet). Party coordinated spending is not split by race and is not included. All the money

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DNovember 5, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 15, 2025
  • The EconomistSafe DMay 6, 2026

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

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