2010Final results
2010 election for California's 35th District
U.S. House · California
Maxine Waters (D) won with 79.3% of the vote, defeating K. Bruce Brown (R) by 58.7 points.
Maxine WatersDemocrat · winner
79.3%98,131
K. Bruce BrownRepublican
20.7%25,561
123,694 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 2010
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 WatersK. Bruce Brown
$698.8K
Raised by the campaign
$17.3K
$723.3K
Spent by the campaign
$20.4K
$26.5K
Cash on hand
$30
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010