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U.S. House · California's 35th District

Parts of the San Bernardino/Riverside Inland Empire, including Pomona, Ontario, Chino, and Montclair.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Norma Torres, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Norma Torres116,07967%
Mike Cargile57,29333%

About 84% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • California uses a top-two nonpartisan primary. Incumbent Norma Torres (D) and Mike Cargile (R) were the only two candidates to advance to the November general election.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Norma TorresDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative for California's 35th District (since 2015)Full profile →Mike CargileRFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Norma Torres
    Recorded votes[36][37][38]

    Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted no on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Mike Cargile
    Opposes[10]

    Says life begins at conception and that he would not support abortion except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother.

Stricter gun laws

  • Norma Torres
    Recorded votes[31][32][33][34]

    Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted no on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Mike Cargile
    Opposes[11]

    Says any restriction, registration or regulation of the right to keep and bear arms is an infringement and unconstitutional.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Norma Torres
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

    Voted no on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Mike Cargile
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Norma Torres
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][27][26]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted yes on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Mike Cargile
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Norma Torres
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][23][24]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted no on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Mike Cargile
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Norma Torres
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][25][26]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Mike Cargile
    Opposes[3]

    Promises to 'protect the gas in your stoves, the gas in your cars,' and lists energy independence and alternatives to wind and solar as a policy focus.

Raise the minimum wage

  • Norma Torres
    Recorded votes[35]

    Voted yes on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Mike Cargile
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Norma Torres
    Recorded votes[30]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Mike Cargile
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Norma Torres
    Recorded votes[25]

    Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Mike Cargile
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Norma Torres
    Recorded votes[22]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Mike Cargile
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Norma Torres
    Recorded votes[28][29]

    Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted yes on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Mike Cargile
    —

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

  • Norma Torres
    —
  • Mike Cargile
    Supports[11]

    Says he opposes transgender girls competing in girls' sports.

Research notes & limits

Torres has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey; positions and priorities here are drawn from her official House issues pages (health care, energy/environment) and a press release on ICE enforcement in her district. Her budget/fiscal-responsibility page discusses tax-code reform in general terms that do not map cleanly to a stance on tax_wealthy, so it was omitted. Cargile has not completed a 2026 survey either; his priorities/positions are drawn from his most recent completed survey (2024), cited as dated context. Federal key votes and FEC finance totals for the incumbent are added separately by script. Biography gaps: Cargile has not completed a 2026 survey, so his biography relies on earlier self-reported survey answers and Ballotpedia; no campaign-site bio was loaded. Torres's official bio gives no birth year or birthplace beyond Guatemala.

Sources · 40

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Norma Torres · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Mike Cargile · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Health Care · Office of Rep. Norma J. Torres Official record
  5. 5.Energy and Environment · Office of Rep. Norma J. Torres Official record
  6. 6.Congresswoman Torres Demands Answers from ICE After Reports of Aggressive, Racially-Targeted Arrests in the Inland Empire · Office of Rep. Norma J. Torres · 2025-07-14 Official record
  7. 7.H.R. 4099: Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act (119th Congress) · Congress.gov Official record
  8. 8.H.R. 3115: Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (119th Congress) · Congress.gov Official record
  9. 9.H.R. 2743: Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (119th Congress) · Congress.gov Official record
  10. 10.Life · Cargile for Congress Candidate's own words
  11. 11.Issues · Cargile for Congress Candidate's own words
  12. 12.Norma Torres · Ballotpedia Reference
  13. 13.About Norma · Office of Rep. Norma J. Torres Official record
  14. 14.California's 35th District election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  15. 15.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  17. 17.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  37. 37.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  38. 38.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  39. 39.Mike Cargile · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  40. 40.U.S. House · California's 35th District results 2026 · NBC News News report