Mike Cargile (REP)
- Raised
- $9,799 through 2026-10-14 individuals $9,799 · PACs $0 · cash on hand $448
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
Political ads · 2026 · CA
California House District 35 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them
Norma Torres won · 66.8% to 33.2%, with an estimated 88% of the vote counted · Called by AP on Nov 4
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Mike Cargile (Republican) and Norma Torres (Democrat) are the nominees for California's 35th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Norma Torres is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Mike Cargile's campaign had raised $10,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Norma Torres's campaign $923,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $29 for Norma Torres and $0 against.
Mike Cargile (REP), Norma Torres (DEM, incumbent). 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.
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| Registration | Register by Mon, Oct 19 (Conditional (same-day) registration Oct 20 - Nov 3). Same-day registration: Conditional registration, provisional ballot, Oct 20 - Nov 3 (passed)Source: sos.ca.gov ↗Source: sos.ca.gov ↗ |
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| Early voting in person | Mon, Oct 5 to (Varies by county; VCA vote centers open Oct 24)Source: sos.ca.gov ↗ |
| By mail | Anyone can vote by mail; return it by Tue, Nov 3 (Postmarked by Nov 3 and received by Nov 10; drop-off by 8 p.m. Nov 3) (passed)Source: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov ↗Source: sos.ca.gov ↗ |
| Election Day | Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. (passed)Source: sos.ca.gov ↗ |
| ID at the polls | Generally no ID required; some first-time voters who registered by mail/online without ID may be askedSource: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov ↗ |
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Money in this race
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
Norma Torres (DEM, incumbent)
- Raised
- $923K through 2026-10-14 individuals $338K · PACs $581K · cash on hand $245K
- Outside spending
- $29 supporting Torres · latest reported 2025-03-26
- Largest outside spenders
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ORANGE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES' COMMUNITY ACTION FUND PAC — $29 supporting Torres
- Bundled through PACs
- $52K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $52K from 38 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC
116 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
- AAR CORP. PAC $2,500
- ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE PAC $7,500
- ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB GENERAL FUND $3,500
- AFGE PAC $2,500
- AIPAC PAC(AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC) $92K
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOC. INT'L PAC $7,000
- ALASKA AIR GROUP PAC $2,000
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSN. PAC $7,500
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY PAC $1,000
- AMAZON PAC $1,000
- AMERICA' ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE PAC OF THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOICATION(N $4,000
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNION PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $5,000
- AMERICAN AIRLINES PAC (AAPAC) $4,500
- AMERICAN ASSOC. FOR JUSTICE AAJ PAC $5,000
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSN. (BANKPAC) $6,500
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES ACEC PAC $4,000
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC $10K
- AMERICAN FED. OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES -AFSCME PEOPLE $10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS COPE $15K
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC (AICPA PAC) $5,000
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSN. PHYSICAL THERAPY PAC (PT-PAC) $6,000
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POL. ACTION (APWU COPA) $1,500
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC. PAC $3,000
- AMGEN INC. PAC $1,000
- ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION (AAHOA PAC) $5,000
- ASSOC. OF PROFESSIONAL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS (APFA PAC) $5,000
- AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC $5,000
- ATU COPE VOLUNTARY ACCOUNT- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 1277 $10K
- BNSF RAILPAC $2,500
- BUILD PAC NATIONAL ASSOC. OF HOME BUILDERS $3,000
- CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC $2,500
- CARPENTERS' LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE $5,000
- CENCORA, INC. PAC $2,500
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PAC $3,000
- CHC BOLD PAC $5,000
- CHINO VALLEY PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS PAC $1,000
- DEFEND THE VOTE $2,500
- DELOITTE PAC $10K
- DELTA AIR LINES PAC $1,000
- DEMOCRATIC ACTION NETWORK $1,000
- DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC $1,000
- DEMOCRATS WIN FUND $1,000
- DRIVE COMMITTEE $6,000
- EDISON INT'L PAC $5,000
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP. PAC (ENGPAC) $7,000
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION PAC $2,000
- FIFTH THIRD BANCORP $3,500
- FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION PAC $4,500
- GOOGLE NETPAC $2,000
- HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC $4,000
- HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $3,000
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $9,000
- HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND PAC $1,000
- IBEW PAC VOLUNTARY FUND $7,500
- INT'L ASSOC. OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL & REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) $1,000
- INT'L UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE (I $2,500
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS $5,000
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 12 VOLUNTARY LEGISLATIVE FUND $5,000
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE $5,000
- INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE PAC $1,000
- LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY INNOVATION SERVICE PAC (LOIS PAC) $5,000
- LEIDOS INC. PAC $2,000
- LIUNA PAC $5,000
- LOCKHEED MARTIN EMPLOYEES' PAC $4,000
- LPL FINANCIAL LLC PAC $1,000
- MACHINIST NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE $5,000
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC $1,000
- MID MANHATTAN PAC $500
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR (MDSPAC) $1,000
- MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC $1,000
- MORTGAGE BANKER ASSOCIATION PAC (MORPAC) $1,000
- NATIONAL ACTIVE RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSN. (NARFE PAC) $1,000
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOC. (NATCA) PAC $4,000
- NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOC. PAC $5,000
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES PAC (NACSPAC) $1,000
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSN. PAC(NADAPAC) $1,000
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION (NBWA PAC) $5,000
- NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION $3,000
- NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FED COPE $5,000
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND $3,000
- NIKE INC. FEDERAL PAC $2,000
- NORTH AMERICAN PALLET ASSOCIATION $1,000
- NUCOR CORPORATION PAC $6,000
- PERATON PAC $1,000
- PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS (PASS) PAC $2,000
- PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CA GOV'T FEDERAL PAC (PEGG FED-PAC) $4,000
- SCHOOLSFIRST FCU EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PAC $1,000
- SEIU COPE $2,500
- SEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES PAC $2,000
- SHEET METAL AIR RAIL TRANSPORTATION WORKERS INT'L ASSN. POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE (SMART) $10K
- SIEMENS CORPORATION PAC $3,000
- SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $2,000
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO FREEDOM FUND $1,000
- SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION & PERFORMANCE RACING, INC.(SEMA & PRI PAC) $5,000
- SPEED PAC $1,000
- T-MOBILE PAC $1,000
- TD BANK N.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
- THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $1,000
- THE HOME DEPOT INC. PAC $5,000
- THE NATIONAL ASSOC. OF REALTORS (RPAC) $5,000
- THE NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN & PUBLIC EDUCATION $5,000
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICAN, INC. PAC AKA TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC $3,000
- TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. PAC $2,500
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION $1,000
- TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO $2,000
- TREASURY EMPLOYEES PAC $1,000
- UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOV'T $3,000
- UNITED PILOTS PAC/UNITED AIRLINES MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL $2,500
- UPSPAC $5,000
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. GOOD GOV. CLUB (VERIZON PAC) $4,000
- VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- WELLS FARGO & CO. EMPLOYEES GOOD GOVERNMENT FEDERAL FUND II $2,000
- WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORP PAC (WABPAC) $3,000
- WINE & SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA PAC $2,500
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