2026 results · California · California 35th District
Norma Torres, the Democrat, wins re-election in California's 35th District
Kamala Harris carried the district by 7.8 points in 2024; this year's count is a 24.4-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norma TorresDemocrat, incumbent | 94,720 | 66.1% | |
| Mike CargileRepublican | 48,555 | 33.9% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 4:49 PM EST · 78% counted.
About 78% of the expected vote counted143,275 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 12:48 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 4:59 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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About the seat
California's 35th District takes in all or part of 3 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+7.8 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 24.4 points toward the Democrats, ranks 4 of 42 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+7.8
- 2024 House vote on these lines
- D+11.8
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 4 of 42
- San Bernardino County62%
- Los Angeles County21%
- Riverside County17%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The district was redrawn for 2026: its 2024 House figure is that year's House vote re-added onto the new lines precinct by precinct, an estimate.
What the count shows
Added together, the 3 counties compared moved 24.4 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 55% as many votes as in 2024, from 79% in Los Angeles County to 42% in Riverside County.
San Bernardino County moved most: D+8.7 for president in 2024, D+32.9 this year
The 3 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
San Bernardino County added 15,049 net votes for Torres against the 2024 margin, 58% of the district's change
Across the 3 counties compared, the margin moved by 25,973 votes toward Torres: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- San Bernardino County+15,049 Torres
- Riverside County+8,144 Torres
- Los Angeles County+2,780 Torres
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Torres this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Riverside CountyR+10.8D+8.7
California’s ballot
All of California’s resultsThe state legislatureBallot measures
The seats that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won 6 of California's 12 statewide races and lead 5 more.
- GovernorXavier BecerraD+30.5
- Attorney GeneralRob BontaD+30.2
- Board of Equalization District 1Nelson EsparzaD+7.9Leads
- Board of Equalization District 2Sally J. LieberD+19.3Leads
- Board of Equalization District 3Mike GipsonD+17.6Leads
- Board of Equalization District 4Tom UmbergD+13.0Leads
- ControllerMalia CohenD+30.2
- Insurance CommissionerJane KimD+6.3Leads
- Lieutenant GovernorFiona MaD+30.3
- Secretary of StateShirley WeberD+32.2
- Superintendent of Public InstructionRichard BarreraBarrera +17.1
- TreasurerEleni KounalakisD+30.6
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 43–9, now D 48–4, counting the leaders in 5 uncalled seats
- 1D+10.5McGuire
- 2D+29.9Huffman
- 3D+15.9Bera
- 4D+3.1Jones
- 5R+12.7McClintock
- 6D+17.2Pan
- 7D+11.3Matsui
- 8D+45.3Garamendi
- 9D+33.8Harder
- 10D+39.3DeSaulnier
- 11D+8.1Wiener
- 12D+61.1Simon
- 13D+23.3Gray
- 14D+15.1Wahab
- 15D+56.9Mullin
- 16D+53.6Liccardo
- 17D+42.4Khanna
- 18D+44.2Lofgren
- 19D+44.7Panetta
- 20R+23.7Fong
- 21D+25.3Costa
- 22D+33.2Villegas
- 23R+3.7Obernolte
- 24D+32.0Carbajal
- 25D+30.0Ruiz
- 26D+23.9Irwin
- 27D+27.2Whitesides
- 28D+39.8Chu
- 29D+16.2Rivas
- 30D+54.1Friedman
- 31D+31.1Cisneros
- 32D+34.7Sherman
- 33D+35.9Aguilar
- 34D+22.7Gonzales-Torres
- 35D+32.2Torres
- 36D+44.8Lieu
- 37D+22.7Kamlager-Dove
- 38D+34.4Solis
- 39D+33.2Takano
- 40R+7.9Calvert
- 41D+34.4Sánchez
- 42D+22.3Garcia
- 43D+65.0Waters
- 44D+62.6Barragán
- 45D+20.0Tran
- 46D+39.2Correa
- 47D+15.1Min
- 48D+18.8Wilpert
- 49D+15.6Levin
- 50D+23.7Peters
- 51D+28.0Jacobs
- 52D+39.5Vargas
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.