California's 35th congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = California
district number = 35

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representative = Maxine Waters
party = Democratic
english area = 55
metric area =
percent urban = 100
percent rural = 0
population = 639,088
population year = 2000
median income = 32,156
percent white = 10.4
percent black = 34.1
percent asian = 5.6
percent native american = 0.2
percent hispanic = 47.4
percent other race = 0.2
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = D+33

California's 35th congressional district covers part of Los Angeles County. It is one of 53 California Congressional Districts.

The congressional district is composed of parts of the Westchester district of the City of Los Angeles, and parts (or all) of the cities of Inglewood, Hawthorne, Gardena and Florence-Graham, as well as some adjacent areas. It is among the safest districts for the Democratic Party in the country. Its current Representative is Democrat Maxine Waters.

Voting

1962

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James B. Utt (incumbent)
votes = 133,737
percentage = 68.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Burton Shamsky
votes = 61,395
percentage = 31.5Election box total no change
votes = 195,132
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1964

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James B. Utt (incumbent)
votes = 167,791
percentage = 65Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Paul B. Carpenter
votes = 90,295
percentage = 35Election box total no change
votes = 258,086
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1966

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James B. Utt (incumbent)
votes = 189,582
percentage = 73.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas B. Lenhart
votes = 69,873
percentage = 26.9Election box total no change
votes = 259,455
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1968

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James B. Utt (incumbent)
votes = 212,684
percentage = 72.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas B. Lenhart
votes = 73,778
percentage = 25.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Annie McDonald
votes = 7,000
percentage = 2.4Election box total no change
votes = 293,462
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1970 (Special)

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John G. Schmitz
votes =
percentage = 72.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = David N. Hartman
votes =
percentage = 27.6Election box total no change
total =
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1970

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John G. Schmitz (incumbent)
votes = 192,765
percentage = 67.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas B. Lenhart
votes = 87,019
percentage = 30.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Francis R. Halpern
votes = 7,742
percentage = 2.7Election box total no change
votes = 287,526
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1972

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Glenn M. Anderson (inc.)
votes = 103,912
percentage = 74.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Vernon E. Brown
votes = 35,018
percentage = 25.2Election box total no change
votes = 138,930
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1974

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James F. Lloyd
votes = 60,709
percentage = 50.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Victor Veysey (incumbent)
votes = 60,102
percentage = 49.7Election box total no change
votes = 120,811
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

1976

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James F. Lloyd (incumbent)
votes = 87,472
percentage = 53.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Louis Brutocao
votes = 76,765
percentage = 46.7Election box total no change
votes = 164,237
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1978

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James F. Lloyd (incumbent)
votes = 80,388
percentage = 54Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David Dreier
votes = 68,442
percentage = 46Election box total no change
votes = 148,830
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1980

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David Dreier
votes = 100,743
percentage = 51.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James F. Lloyd (incumbent)
votes = 88,279
percentage = 45.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = James Michael "Mike" Noonan
votes = 5,492
percentage = 2.8Election box total no change
votes = 194,514
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

1982

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Lewis (incumbent)
votes = 112,786
percentage = 68.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert E. Erwin
votes = 52,349
percentage = 31.7Election box total no change
votes = 165,135
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1984

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Lewis (incumbent)
votes = 176,477
percentage = 85.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Kevin Akin
votes = 29,990
percentage = 14.5Election box total no change
votes = 206,467
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1986

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Lewis (incumbent)
votes = 127,235
percentage = 76.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert J. "Sarge" Hall
votes = 38,322
percentage = 23.1Election box total no change
votes = 165,557
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1988

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Lewis (incumbent)
votes = 181,203
percentage = 70.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Paul Sweeney
votes = 71,186
percentage = 27.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jeff Shuman
votes = 4,879
percentage = 1.9Election box total no change
votes = 257,268
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1990

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Lewis (incumbent)
votes = 121,602
percentage = 60.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Barry Borton
votes = 66,100
percentage = 32.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Johnson
votes = 13,020
percentage = 6.5Election box total no change
votes = 200,722
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1992

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Maxine Waters (incumbent)
votes = 102,941
percentage = 82.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Nate Truman
votes = 17,417
percentage = 14.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Alice Mae Miles
votes = 2,797
percentage = 2.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Carin Rogers
votes = 1,618
percentage = 1.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Gordon Mego (write-in)
votes = 3
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 124,776
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1994

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Maxine Waters (incumbent)
votes = 65,688
percentage = 78.12Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Nate Truman
votes = 18,930
percentage = 21.87Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Gordon Mego (write-in)
votes = 3
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 84,521
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1996

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Maxine Waters (incumbent)
votes = 92,762
percentage = 85.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Eric Carlson
votes = 13,116
percentage = 12.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Gordon Mego
votes = 2,610
percentage = 2.4Election box total no change
votes = 108,488
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1998

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Maxine Waters (incumbent)
votes = 92,762
percentage = 89.32Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Gordon Michael Mego
votes = 9,413
percentage = 10.68Election box total no change
votes = 108,488
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

2000

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Maxine Waters (incumbent)
votes = 100,569
percentage = 86.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carl McGill
votes = 12,582
percentage = 10.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Gordon Michael Mego
votes = 1,911
percentage = 1.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Rick Dunstan
votes = 1,153
percentage = 0.9Election box total no change
votes = 116,215
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

2002

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Maxine Waters (incumbent)
votes = 72,401
percentage = 77.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ross Moen
votes = 18,094
percentage = 19.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Gordon Michael Mego
votes = 2,912
percentage = 3.1Election box total no change
votes = 93,407
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

2004

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Maxine Waters (incumbent)
votes = 125,949
percentage = 80.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ross Moen
votes = 23,591
percentage = 15.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Gordon Michael Mego
votes = 3,440
percentage = 2.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Charles Tate
votes = 3,427
percentage = 2.1Election box total no change
votes = 115,807
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

2006

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Maxine Waters (incumbent)
votes = 82,498
percentage = 83.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Gordon Michael Mego
votes = 8,343
percentage = 8.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Paul T. Ireland
votes = 7,665
percentage = 7.7Election box total no change
votes = 97,506
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

References

External links

*GovTrack.us: [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=CA&district=35 California's 35th congressional district]
* [http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]
* [http://www.calvoter.org/voter/maps/congress/CD35.pdf California Voter Foundation map - CD35]