Barbara Boxer
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- November 11, 1940
- Current age
- 85
- Home state
- California
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1982–2010
9-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Boxer22.5M
Opponents19.8M
9
Elections run
Between 1982 and 2010, Barbara Boxer ran in 9 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 9. Boxer's biggest single-election total was 6,955,728 votes, in the 2004 U.S. Senate election in California. Boxer's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. House election in California's District 6, decided by 14,251 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in California, every U.S. House race in California's District 6, or all 2010 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Barbara Boxer received?
Barbara Boxer has received 22,473,479 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 5,218,44152.18% | Carly Fiorina Gail Katherine Lightfoot Marsha Feinland (head-to-head) Duane Roberts Edward C. Noonan |
| 2004 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 6,955,72857.71% | Bill Jones Marsha Feinland (head-to-head) James P. Jim Gray Don J. Grundmann |
| 1998 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 4,410,05653.06% | Matt Fong Ted Brown Timothy R. Erich H. Joseph Perrin Sr. Ophie C. Beltran Brian M. Rees |
| 1992 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 5,173,46747.9% | Bruce Herschensohn Jerome Jerry McCready Genevieve Torres June R. Genis |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 137,30668.07% | Bill Boerum |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 176,64573.35% | William Steinmetz |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 142,94673.85% | Franklin Harry Ernst III |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 162,51167.97% | Doulgas Binderup Howard C. Creighton (head-to-head) |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 96,37952.36% | Dennis McQuaid Howard C. Creighton (head-to-head) Timothy-Allen Albertson |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000711) and Wikidata (Q237560). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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