2020 general election
California 35th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$697K was spent on the 2020 California 35th District race: $694K raised by the campaigns, $473K of it from PACs, plus $4K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Norma J. Torres (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$697K
Raised by campaigns
$694K
PAC checks
$473K
Outside money
$4K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Norma J. TorresDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $657K
- Spent
- $667K
- From individuals
- $188K
- From PACs
- $468K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $4K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 71% of Torres's money came from PACs
Corporate $208K (43%)Trade group $71K (15%)Leadership PAC $3K (1%)Membership $45K (9%)Union $127K (26%)Super PAC $3K (1%)Other $30K (6%)
- At&T Inc. Corporate$10K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association Union$10K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$10K
- District Council 37, Afscme Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality Union$10K
- Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Union$10K
- Unite Here Union$10K
- The Doctors Company Membership$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Association of Home Builders · $4K supporting
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education · $14 supporting
Mike CargileRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $36K
- Spent
- $36K
- From individuals
- $31K
- From PACs
- $5K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $200
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 14% of Cargile's money came from PACs
Party $3K (36%)Other $5K (64%)
- Huck PAC Other$5K
- California Republican Party-Federal Account Party$3K
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 California 35th District race?
- $697K was spent on the 2020 California 35th District race: $694K raised by the campaigns, $473K of it from PACs, plus $4K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Norma J. Torres (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 California 35th District race?
- Norma J. Torres (Democrat) raised $657K and had $4K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 California 35th District race?
- National Association of Home Builders ($4K), National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education ($14).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 California 35th District race?
- At&T Inc./Warnermedia LLC Federal Political Action Committee (At&T/Warnermedia Federal PAC) gave $10K to Norma J. Torres; National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC gave $10K to Norma J. Torres; National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee gave $10K to Norma J. Torres.