# 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.
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

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 63% - 36% |
| 2010 | Governor | Brown 55% - 37% |
| 2010 | Lt. Governor | Newsom 49% - 35% |
| 2010 | Secretary of State | Bowen 55% - 35% |
| 2010 | Attorney General | Harris 47% - 43% |
| 2010 | Treasurer | Lockyer 58% - 33% |
| 2010 | Controller | Chiang 55% - 34% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 65% - 35% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 57% - 43% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 65% - 30% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 63% - 37% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Becerra 65% - 35% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 63% - 35% |
| 2022 | Senate (Reg.) | Padilla 57% - 43% |
| 2022 | Governor | Newsom 55% - 45% |
| 2022 | Lt. Governor | Kounalakis 55% - 45% |
| 2022 | Secretary of State | Weber 56% - 44% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Bonta 56% - 44% |
| 2022 | Treasurer | Ma 55% - 45% |
| 2022 | Controller | Cohen 54% - 46% |
| 2024 | President | Harris 54% - 43% |
| 2024 | Senate (Reg.) | Schiff 55% - 45% |

## Composition

| FIPS County Code | 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 |
Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 35th congressional district is located within the Inland Empire in Southern California. The district covers east Los Angeles County, southwest San Bernardino County, and a small part of west Riverside County. The area in Los Angeles County includes the city of Pomona. The area in San Bernardino County includes Chino, Montclair, Ontario; the south sides of Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana, and Upland; and the Los Serranos neighborhood of Chino Hills. The area in Riverside County includes the north side of the city of Eastvale.
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.
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.
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.

### Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

* Fontana – 212,704
* Ontario – 175,265
* Rancho Cucamonga – 174,405
* Pomona – 151,713
* Chino – 93,114
* Upland – 79,040
* Chino Hills – 78,411
* Eastvale – 69,757
* Montclair – 37,865

## List of members representing the district

| 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 |
| 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. | 1969–1973 Orange, San Diego |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 1, 1970 – June 30, 1970 | 91st | | 1969–1973 Orange, San Diego |
| 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. | 1969–1973 Orange, San Diego |
| 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. | 1975–1983 Los Angeles, Southwestern San Bernardino |
| 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 |
| 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. | 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. | 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
### 1962

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

### 1964

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

### 1966

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

### 1968

1968 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 293,462 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1970 (special)

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

### 1970

1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 287,526 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1972

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

### 1974

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

### 1976

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

### 1978

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

### 1980

1980 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 194,514 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 1982

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

### 1984

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

### 1986

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

### 1988

1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 257,268 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1990

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 200,722 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 124,776 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 84,521 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 108,488 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1998

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

### 2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 116,215 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 93,407 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 115,807 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 97,506 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 182,579 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

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

### 2012

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

### 2014

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

### 2016

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

### 2018

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

### 2020

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

### 2022

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

## Historical district boundaries

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.