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2008 California U.S. House District 35 Election

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Who won the 2008 California U.S. House District 35 Election?

Maxine Waters won the 2008 California U.S. House District 35 Election. Maxine Waters received 150,778 popular votes (82.58%). The main challenger was Ted Hayes (13.24%).

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Waters +69.3 pts · won by 126,609 votes
Maxine WatersDemocraticWINNER82.58%
150,778 votes
Ted HayesRepublican13.24%
24,169 votes
Herb PetersLibertarian4.18%
7,632 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.