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2000 California U.S. House District 35 Election

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Who won the 2000 California U.S. House District 35 Election?

Maxine Waters won the 2000 California U.S. House District 35 Election. Maxine Waters received 100,569 popular votes (86.54%). The main challenger was Carl McGill (10.83%).

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Waters +75.7 pts · won by 87,987 votes
Maxine WatersDemocraticWINNER86.54%
100,569 votes
Carl McGillRepublican10.83%
12,582 votes
Gordon Michael MegoIndependent1.64%
1,911 votes
Rick Joseph Dunstannatural law0.99%
1,153 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.