Alex Padilla, U.S. Senator

Alex Padilla

U.S. Senator● In office
Born
March 22, 1973
Current age
53
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Senator, California (present)
On the ballot
2022
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Padilla13.2M
Opponents8.4M
2
Elections run

In 2022, Alex Padilla ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 2. Padilla's biggest single-election total was 6,621,621 votes, in the 2022 U.S. Senate election in California. Padilla's closest win came in the 2022 U.S. Senate election in California, decided by 2,346,858 votes.

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How many votes has Alex Padilla received?

Alex Padilla has received 13,180,929 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Alex Padilla’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2022U.S. SenateCaliforniaWon6,621,62161.06%Mark P. Meuser (head-to-head)
2022U.S. SenateCalifornia · SpecialWon6,559,30860.89%Mark P. Meuser (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000145) and Wikidata (Q4717593). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.