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1996 California U.S. House District 35 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 35 Election?

Maxine Waters won the 1996 California U.S. House District 35 Election. Maxine Waters received 92,762 popular votes (85.5%). The main challenger was Eric Carlson (12.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Waters and Carlson

Waters +73.4 pts · won by 79,646 votes
Maxine WatersDemocraticWINNER85.5%
92,762 votes
Eric CarlsonRepublican12.09%
13,116 votes
Gordon Michael MegoIndependent2.41%
2,610 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.