Dan Lungren

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 22, 1946
Current age: 79
Home state: California
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1976–2012

Career timeline

1976Rep 1978Rep 1980Rep 1982Rep 1984Rep 1986Rep

1998Gov 2004Rep 2006Rep 2008Rep 2010Rep 2012Rep

9-3

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Lungren4.7M

Opponents5.9M

Elections run

Between 1976 and 2012, Dan Lungren ran in 12 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 9 and losing 3. Lungren's biggest single-election total was 3,218,030 votes, in the 1998 governor election in California. Lungren's closest win came in the 1978 U.S. House election in California's District 34, decided by 16,946 votes.

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How many votes has Dan Lungren received?

Dan Lungren has received 4,737,837 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–3.

Election history

Dan Lungren’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2012	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Lost	132,05048.32%	Ami Bera (head-to-head)
2010	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	131,16950.08%	Ami Bera (head-to-head) Jerry L. Leidecker Douglas Arthur Tuma (head-to-head) Michael Roskey (head-to-head)
2008	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	155,42449.49%	Bill Durston (head-to-head) Dina J. Padilla Douglas Arthur Tuma (head-to-head)
2006	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	135,70959.48%	Bill Durston (head-to-head) Douglas Arthur Tuma (head-to-head) Michael Roskey (head-to-head)
2004	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	177,73861.91%	Gabe Castillo Douglas Arthur Tuma (head-to-head)
1998	GovernorCalifornia	Lost	3,218,03038.38%	Gray Davis
1986	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	140,36472.84%	Michael P. Blackburn Kate McClatchy
1984	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	177,78372.98%	Mary Lou Brophy John S. Donohue (head-to-head)
1982	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	142,84568.99%	James P. Spellman John S. Donohue (head-to-head)
1980	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	138,02471.82%	Simone John S. Donohue (head-to-head)
1978	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	90,55453.72%	Mark W. Hannaford (head-to-head) Lawrence John Stafford
1976	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Lost	98,14749.29%	Mark W. Hannaford (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000517) and Wikidata (Q959610). 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.