Ami Bera, U.S. Representative

Ami Bera

U.S. Representative● In office
Born
March 2, 1965
Current age
61
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Representative, California (present)
On the ballot
2010–2024
7-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bera1.2M
Opponents1.0M
8
Elections run

Between 2010 and 2024, Ami Bera ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning 7 and losing 1. Bera's biggest single-election total was 217,416 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in California's District 7. Bera's closest win came in the 2014 U.S. House election in California's District 7, decided by 1,455 votes.

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How many votes has Ami Bera received?

Ami Bera has received 1,157,921 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–1.

Election history

Ami Bera’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon165,40857.62%Christine Bish
2022U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon121,05855.95%Tamika Hamilton
2020U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon217,41656.62%Buzz Patterson
2018U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon155,01655.04%Andrew Grant
2016U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon152,13351.17%Scott R. Jones
2014U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon92,52150.4%Doug Ose
2012U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon141,24151.68%Dan Lungren (head-to-head)
2010U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost113,12843.19%Dan Lungren (head-to-head)
Jerry L. Leidecker

Douglas Arthur Tuma

Michael Roskey
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001287) and Wikidata (Q3389105). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ami Bera: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ami-bera. Accessed [date].

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.