California's 35th congressional district

California's 35th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. The district is currently represented by Democrat Norma Torres.

California's 35th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Population (2023)749,769
Median household
income
$87,888[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+13[2]

The district is based in the Inland Empire, including the communities of Chino, Eastvale, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, and Upland.

Recent election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results[3][4][5][6][7]
2008 President Obama 63% - 36%
2012 President Obama 65% - 35%
2016 President Clinton 65% - 30%
2018 Governor Newsom 63% - 37%
Attorney General Becerra 65% - 35%
2020 President Biden 63% - 35%
2022 Senate (Reg.) Padilla 57% - 43%
Governor Newsom 55% - 45%
Lt. Governor Kounalakis 55% - 45%
Secretary of State Weber 56% - 44%
Attorney General Bonta 56% - 44%
Treasurer Ma 55% - 45%
2024 President Harris 54% - 43%
Senate (Reg.) Schiff 55% - 45%

Composition

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# County Seat Population
37 Los Angeles Los Angeles 9,663,345
65 Riverside Riverside 2,492,442
71 San Bernardino San Bernardino 2,195,611

As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 35th congressional district is located in Southern California, within the Inland Empire. The district covers east Los Angeles County, southwest San Bernardino County, and a small part of west Riverside County.

Los Angeles County is split between this district, the 28th district, the 31st district, and the 38th district. They are partitioned by Highway 60, Phillips Ranch Rd, E Village Loop Rd, Quail Creek Ln, Falcon Ridge Dr, Hidden Valley Rd, Oak Cliff Dr, Willowbrook Ln, Westbrook Ln, La Sierra Dr, Avenida Rancheros, Rancheros Navato Dr, Serra Dr, Alta Mira Pl, Rancho Laguna Dr, W Mission Blvd, W Temple Ave, Pomona Blvd, Valley Blvd, San Bernardino Freeway, Walnut City Parkland, San Bernardino Freeway, Fairplex Dr, Via Verde, Puddingstone Reservoir, McKinley Ave, N Whittle Ave, Arrow Highway, Fulton Rd, Foothill Blvd, Towne Ave, Harrison Ave, Carnegie Ave, W Arrow Highway, Mountain Ave, and E American Ave. The 35th district takes in the city of Pomona.

San Bernardino County is split between this district, the 28th district, the 33rd district, and the 40th district. The 35th, 28th and 33rd are partitioned by W 16th St, E 15th St, Grove Ave, Foothill Blvd, Vineyard Blvd, San Bernardino Rd, Orangewood Dr, Estacia St, Lion St, Highway 66, Helms Ave, Hampshire St, Archibald Ave, N Maple Ave, S Maple Ave, Randall Ave, Alder Ave, Union Pacific Railroad, Slover Ave, Tamarind Ave, Jurupa Ave, 11th St, and Locust Ave. The 35th and 40th are partitioned by Highway 71, Eucalyptus Ave, Peyton Dr, Highway 142, Tupelo Ave, Hazelwood Dr, Pipeline Ave, Los Serranos Blvd, Country Club Dr, Soquel Canyon Parkway, Elinvar Dr, Sapphire Rd, Onyx Rd, Copper Rd, Slate Dr, Butterfield Ranch Rd, Pine Ave, and Chino Valley Freeway. The 35th district takes in Chino, Montclair, Ontario, and the south sides of Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana, and Upland, as well as the Los Serranos neighborhood of Chino Hills.

Riverside County is split between this district and the 41st district. They are partitioned by Chino Creek, Santa Ana River, Chandler St, Archibald Ave, Schleisman Rd, Scholar Way, Citrus Way, Hamner Ave, Corona Freeway, and E Philadelphia St. The 35th district takes in the north side of the city of Eastvale.

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

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List of members representing the district

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Member Party Dates Cong
ress(es)
Electoral history Counties
District created January 3, 1963
 
James B. Utt
(Santa Ana)
Republican January 3, 1963 –
March 1, 1970
88th
89th
90th
91st
Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Died.
1963–1969
Orange,
San Diego
1969–1973
Orange,
San Diego
Vacant March 1, 1970 –
June 30, 1970
91st
 
John G. Schmitz
(Santa Ana)
Republican June 30, 1970 –
January 3, 1973
91st
92nd
Elected to finish Utt's term.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 39th district and lost renomination.
 
Glenn M. Anderson
(Los Angeles)
Democratic January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
93rd Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1972.
Redistricted to the 32nd district.
1973–1975
Los Angeles
 
James F. Lloyd
(West Covina)
Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1981
94th
95th
96th
Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Lost re-election.
1975–1983
Los Angeles,
Southwestern San Bernardino
 
David Dreier
(La Verne)
Republican January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983
97th Elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 33rd district.
 
Jerry Lewis
(Redlands)
Republican January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
Redistricted from the 37th district and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 40th district.
1983–1993
San Bernardino
 
Maxine Waters
(Los Angeles)
Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
Redistricted from the 29th district and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 43rd district.
1993–2003
South Los Angeles
2003–2013
 
South Los Angeles
 
Gloria Negrete McLeod
(Chino)
Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
113th Elected in 2012.
Retired to run for the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors
2013–2023
 
Inland Empire (Fontana, Ontario, and Pomona)
 
Norma Torres
(Pomona)
Democratic January 3, 2015 –
present
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
119th
Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–present
 
Inland Empire (Fontana, Ontario, and Pomona)

Election results

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19621964196619681970 (special)197019721974197619781980198219841986198819901992199419961998200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202022

1962

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1962 United States House of Representatives elections in California[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James B. Utt (incumbent) 133,737 68.5
Democratic Burton Shamsky 61,395 31.5
Total votes 195,132 100.0
Republican hold

1964

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1964 United States House of Representatives elections in California[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James B. Utt (incumbent) 167,791 65.0
Democratic Paul B. Carpenter 90,295 35.0
Total votes 258,086 100.0
Republican hold

1966

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1966 United States House of Representatives elections in California[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James B. Utt (incumbent) 189,582 73.1
Democratic Thomas B. Lenhart 69,873 26.9
Total votes 259,455 100.0
Republican hold

1968

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1968 United States House of Representatives elections in California[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James B. Utt (incumbent) 212,684 72.5
Democratic Thomas B. Lenhart 73,778 25.1
American Independent Annie McDonald 7,000 2.4
Total votes 293,462 100.0
Republican hold

1970 (special)

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1970 California's 35th congressional district special election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John G. Schmitz 67,209 72.4
Democratic David N. Hartman 25,655 27.6
Total votes 92,864 100.0
Republican hold

1970

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1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John G. Schmitz (incumbent) 192,765 67.0
Democratic Thomas B. Lenhart 87,019 30.3
Peace and Freedom Francis R. Halpern 7,742 2.7
Total votes 287,526 100.0
Republican hold

1972

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1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) 103,912 74.8
Republican Vernon E. Brown 35,018 25.2
Total votes 138,930 100.0
Democratic hold

1974

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1974 United States House of Representatives elections in California[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James F. Lloyd 60,709 50.3
Republican Victor Veysey (incumbent) 60,102 49.7
Total votes 120,811 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

1976

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1976 United States House of Representatives elections in California[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James F. Lloyd (incumbent) 87,472 53.3
Republican Louis Brutocao 76,765 46.7
Total votes 164,237 100.0
Democratic hold

1978

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1978 United States House of Representatives elections in California[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James F. Lloyd (incumbent) 80,388 54.0
Republican David Dreier 68,442 46.0
Total votes 148,830 100.0
Democratic hold

1980

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1980 United States House of Representatives elections in California[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Dreier 100,743 51.8
Democratic James F. Lloyd (incumbent) 88,279 45.4
Peace and Freedom James Michael "Mike" Noonan 5,492 2.8
Total votes 194,514 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

1982

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1982 United States House of Representatives elections in California[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Lewis (incumbent) 112,786 68.3
Democratic Robert E. Erwin 52,349 31.7
Total votes 165,135 100.0
Republican hold

1984

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1984 United States House of Representatives elections in California[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Lewis (incumbent) 176,477 85.5
Peace and Freedom Kevin Akin 29,990 14.5
Total votes 206,467 100.0
Republican hold

1986

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1986 United States House of Representatives elections in California[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Lewis (incumbent) 127,235 76.9
Democratic Robert J. "Sarge" Hall 38,322 23.1
Total votes 165,557 100.0
Republican hold

1988

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1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Lewis (incumbent) 181,203 70.4
Democratic Paul Sweeney 71,186 27.7
Libertarian Jeff Shuman 4,879 1.9
Total votes 257,268 100.0
Republican hold

1990

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1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Lewis (incumbent) 121,602 60.6
Democratic Barry Borton 66,100 32.9
Libertarian Jerry Johnson 13,020 6.5
Total votes 200,722 100.0
Republican hold

1992

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1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maxine Waters (incumbent) 102,941 82.5
Republican Nate Truman 17,417 14.0
Peace and Freedom Alice Mae Miles 2,797 2.2
Libertarian Carin Rogers 1,618 1.3
American Independent Gordon Mego (write-in) 3 0.0
Total votes 124,776 100.0
Democratic hold

1994

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1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maxine Waters (incumbent) 65,688 78.1
Republican Nate Truman 18,930 21.9
American Independent Gordon Mego (write-in) 3 0.0
Total votes 84,521 100.0
Democratic hold

1996

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1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maxine Waters (incumbent) 92,762 85.6
Republican Eric Carlson 13,116 12.0
American Independent Gordon Mego 2,610 2.4
Total votes 108,488 100.0
Democratic hold

1998

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1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maxine Waters (incumbent) 78,732 89.3
American Independent Gordon Michael Mego 9,413 10.7
Total votes 88,145 100.0
Democratic hold

2000

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2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maxine Waters (incumbent) 100,569 86.6
Republican Carl McGill 12,582 10.9
American Independent Gordon Michael Mego 1,911 1.6
Natural Law Rick Dunstan 1,153 0.9
Total votes 116,215 100.0
Democratic hold

2002

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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maxine Waters (incumbent) 72,401 77.6
Republican Ross Moen 18,094 19.3
American Independent Gordon Michael Mego 2,912 3.1
Total votes 93,407 100.0
Democratic hold

2004

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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maxine Waters (incumbent) 125,949 80.6
Republican Ross Moen 23,591 15.1
American Independent Gordon Michael Mego 3,440 2.2
Libertarian Charles Tate 3,427 2.1
Total votes 115,807 100.0
Democratic hold

2006

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2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maxine Waters (incumbent) 82,498 83.8
American Independent Gordon Michael Mego 8,343 8.5
Libertarian Paul T. Ireland 7,665 7.7
Total votes 97,506 100.0
Democratic hold

2008

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2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maxine Waters (incumbent) 150,778 82.6
Republican Ted Hayes 24,169 13.2
Libertarian Herb Peters 7,632 4.2
Total votes 182,579 100.0
Democratic hold

2010

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2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maxine Waters (incumbent) 98,131 79.3
Republican K. Bruce Brown 25,561 20.7
Total votes 123,692 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

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2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gloria Negrete McLeod 79,698 55.9
Democratic Joe Baca (incumbent) 62,982 44.1
Total votes 142,680 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Norma Torres 39,502 63.5
Democratic Christina Gagnier 22,753 36.5
Total votes 62,255 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Norma Torres (incumbent) 124,044 72.4
Republican Tyler Fischella 47,309 27.6
Total votes 171,353 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Norma Torres (incumbent) 103,420 69.4
Republican Christian Leonel Valiente 45,604 30.6
Total votes 149,024 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

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2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Norma Torres (incumbent) 169,405 69.3
Republican Mike Cargile 74,941 30.7
Total votes 244,346 100
Democratic hold

2022

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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Norma Torres (incumbent) 75,121 57.4
Republican Mike Cargile 55,832 42.6
Total votes 130,953 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

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From 2003 to 2013, the district was based in Los Angeles County. The district was composed of parts of the Westchester District of the City of Los Angeles and the cities of Inglewood, Hawthorne, Gardena and Florence-Graham, as well as some adjacent areas.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ US Census
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::fc9d2d06-7c7f-451c-92cb-122127a79c29
  4. ^ "Complete Supplement to the Statement of Vote" (PDF). November 8, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  5. ^ "Statement of Votes Cast by District" (PDF). November 5, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  6. ^ https://uploads.rov.sbcounty.gov/rov/Elections/2024/1105/Results/DistrictTotalCanvass_20241203141359309.pdf
  7. ^ https://voteinfo.net/sites/g/files/aldnop371/files/2024-12/District%20Canvass%20by%20Cities_County%20SOV_20241204130917073.pdf
  8. ^ 1962 election results
  9. ^ 1964 election results
  10. ^ 1966 election results
  11. ^ 1968 election results
  12. ^ 1970 special election results
  13. ^ 1970 election results
  14. ^ 1972 election results
  15. ^ 1974 election results
  16. ^ 1976 election results
  17. ^ 1978 election results
  18. ^ 1980 election results
  19. ^ 1982 election results
  20. ^ 1984 election results
  21. ^ 1986 election results
  22. ^ 1988 election results
  23. ^ 1990 election results
  24. ^ 1992 election results
  25. ^ 1994 election results
  26. ^ 1996 election results
  27. ^ 1998 election results
  28. ^ 2000 election results
  29. ^ 2002 election results
  30. ^ 2004 election results
  31. ^ 2006 election results
  32. ^ 2008 election results
  33. ^ 2010 election results
  34. ^ 2012 election results
  35. ^ 2014 election results
  36. ^ 2016 election results
  37. ^ 2018 election results
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