2008Final results
2008 election for California's 35th District
U.S. House · California
Maxine Waters (D) won with 82.6% of the vote, defeating Ted Hayes (R) by 69.3 points.
Maxine WatersDemocrat · winner
82.6%150,778
Ted HayesRepublican
13.2%24,169
Herb PetersLibertarian
4.2%7,632
182,579 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Maxine WatersTed Hayes
$781.1K
Raised by the campaign
$13.2K
$832K
Spent by the campaign
$13.3K
$50.9K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008