California District 35

CA-35 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held June 2, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Norma J. Torres 76,029 59.5%

Republican Primary

Held June 2, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Mike Cargile 51,641 40.4%

No party preference Primary

Held June 2, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Deborah Kristianto 27 0.0%

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Norma Torres
Party
Democrat
Current Rating
Safe D expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
D+18

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe D

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Norma J. Torres

Norma J. Torres Nominee Incumbent

Democrat
Total Raised: $769,061
Cash on Hand: $339,247

Mike Cargile Nominee

Republican
Total Raised: $4,759
Cash on Hand: $2,873

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 CA-35 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe D for Democrats.

When is the 2026 CA-35 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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