Barry Goldwater Jr.

U.S. Representative
Born
July 15, 1938
Current age
88
Home state
California
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1970–1980
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jr.832,757
Opponents410,996
6
Elections run

Between 1970 and 1980, Barry Goldwater Jr. ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 199,674 votes, in the 1980 U.S. House election in California's District 20. Jr.'s closest win came in the 1972 U.S. House election in California's District 27, decided by 30,927 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in California's District 20, every U.S. House race in California's District 27, or all 1980 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Barry Goldwater Jr. received?

Barry Goldwater Jr. has received 832,757 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

Barry Goldwater Jr.’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1980U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon199,67478.83%Matt Miller
Christopher R. Darwin
1978U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon129,71466.38%Pat Lear
1976U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon146,15867.25%Patti Lear Corman
1974U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon98,41061.22%Thomas E Mathews
1972U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon119,47557.43%Mark S Novak
Norris J Nelson
1970U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon139,32666.69%N Kimmel
Edward Richer

John H Hind
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000268) and Wikidata (Q809039). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Barry Goldwater Jr.: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/barry-goldwater-jr. 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.