California 35th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

D★Norma TorresIncumbent
$769K
RMike Cargile
$5K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Norma Torres	D	$769,061	$0	$0	2%
Mike Cargile	R	$4,759	$0	$0	83%

$774K

Raised by candidates

$735K

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Norma Torres (D)	$769K	$268K	$499K	2%	57%	$733K	331
Mike Cargile (R)	$5K	$5K	$0	83%	100%	$2K	4

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Norma Torres

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $769K
Small-dollar: 2%
In-state: 57%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by AIPAC Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Mike Cargile

R Republican

Raised: $5K
Small-dollar: 83%
In-state: 100%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Small-dollar funded

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.