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1998 California U.S. House District 35 Election

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Who won the 1998 California U.S. House District 35 Election?

Maxine Waters won the 1998 California U.S. House District 35 Election. Maxine Waters received 78,732 popular votes (89.32%). The main challenger was Gordon Michael Mego (10.68%).

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

Waters +78.6 pts · won by 69,319 votes
Maxine WatersDemocraticWINNER89.32%
78,732 votes
Gordon Michael MegoIndependent10.68%
9,413 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.