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California's 35th Congressional District election, 2026

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2024
California's 35th Congressional District
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General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 6, 2026
Primary: Pending
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in California

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
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See also
California's 35th Congressional District
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California elections, 2026
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All U.S. House districts, including the 35th Congressional District of California, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

  • Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
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Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House California District 35

Incumbent Norma Torres and Michael Horvath are running in the general election for U.S. House California District 35 on November 3, 2026.


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Voting information

See also: Voting in California

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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Norma Torres Democratic Party $301,947 $89,457 $515,805 As of June 30, 2025
Michael Horvath Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: California's 35th Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
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The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: California's 35th Congressional District election, 2024

California's 35th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 35

Incumbent Norma Torres defeated Mike Cargile in the general election for U.S. House California District 35 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Norma Torres
Norma Torres (D)
 
58.4
 
136,413
Image of Mike Cargile
Mike Cargile (R) Candidate Connection
 
41.6
 
97,142

Total votes: 233,555
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 35

Incumbent Norma Torres and Mike Cargile defeated Melissa May and Vijal Suthar in the primary for U.S. House California District 35 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Norma Torres
Norma Torres (D)
 
48.2
 
39,051
Image of Mike Cargile
Mike Cargile (R) Candidate Connection
 
39.6
 
32,082
Image of Melissa May
Melissa May (D)
 
7.9
 
6,432
Image of Vijal Suthar
Vijal Suthar (R) Candidate Connection
 
4.3
 
3,491

Total votes: 81,056
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2022

See also: California's 35th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 35

Incumbent Norma Torres defeated Mike Cargile in the general election for U.S. House California District 35 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Norma Torres
Norma Torres (D)
 
57.4
 
75,121
Image of Mike Cargile
Mike Cargile (R) Candidate Connection
 
42.6
 
55,832

Total votes: 130,953
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 35

Incumbent Norma Torres and Mike Cargile defeated Rafael Carcamo, Bob Erbst, and Lloyd Stevens in the primary for U.S. House California District 35 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Norma Torres
Norma Torres (D)
 
54.3
 
37,554
Image of Mike Cargile
Mike Cargile (R) Candidate Connection
 
25.2
 
17,431
Image of Rafael Carcamo
Rafael Carcamo (R) Candidate Connection
 
11.0
 
7,619
Image of Bob Erbst
Bob Erbst (R)
 
5.0
 
3,480
Lloyd Stevens (D)
 
4.4
 
3,022

Total votes: 69,106
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2020

See also: California's 35th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 35

Incumbent Norma Torres defeated Mike Cargile in the general election for U.S. House California District 35 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Norma Torres
Norma Torres (D)
 
69.3
 
169,405
Image of Mike Cargile
Mike Cargile (R) Candidate Connection
 
30.7
 
74,941

Total votes: 244,346
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 35

Incumbent Norma Torres and Mike Cargile advanced from the primary for U.S. House California District 35 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Norma Torres
Norma Torres (D)
 
70.8
 
70,813
Image of Mike Cargile
Mike Cargile (R) Candidate Connection
 
29.2
 
29,234

Total votes: 100,047
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates



District analysis

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See also

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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018


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