Brad Sherman, U.S. Representative

Brad Sherman

U.S. Representative● In office
Born
October 24, 1954
Current age
71
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Representative, California (present)
On the ballot
1996–2024
15-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sherman2.2M
Opponents1.1M
15
Elections run

Between 1996 and 2024, Brad Sherman ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning all 15. Sherman's biggest single-election total was 240,038 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in California's District 30. Sherman's closest win came in the 1996 U.S. House election in California's District 24, decided by 12,564 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in California's District 32, every U.S. House race in California's District 30, or every U.S. House race in California's District 27.

How many votes has Brad Sherman received?

Brad Sherman has received 2,164,841 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–0.

Election history

Brad Sherman’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon212,93466.2%Larry Thompson
2022U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon167,41169.17%Lucie Lapointe Volotzky
2020U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon240,03869.48%Mark S. Reed (head-to-head)
2018U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon191,57373.4%Mark S. Reed (head-to-head)
2016U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon205,27972.64%Mark S. Reed (head-to-head)
2014U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon86,56865.64%Mark S. Reed (head-to-head)
2012U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon149,45660.3%Howard L. Berman
2010U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon102,92765.15%Mark S. Reed (head-to-head)
2008U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon145,81268.51%Navraj Singh
Tim Denton
2006U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon92,65068.77%Peter Hankwitz
2004U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon125,29662.27%Robert M. Levy (head-to-head)
Eric J. Carter
2002U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon79,81561.96%Robert M. Levy (head-to-head)
2000U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon155,39866%Jerry Doyle
Juan Carlos Ros

Michael Cuddehe
1998U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon103,49157.31%Randy Hoffman
Catherine Carter

Erich D. Miller (head-to-head)

Ralph Shroyer (head-to-head)
1996U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon106,19349.43%Rich Sybert
Ralph Shroyer (head-to-head)

Erich D. Miller (head-to-head)

Ron Lawrence
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000344) and Wikidata (Q672919). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Brad Sherman: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/brad-sherman. 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.