David Dreier

★ U.S. Representative

Born: July 5, 1952
Current age: 74
Home state: California
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1978–2010

Career timeline

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1990Rep 1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep

2002Rep 2004Rep 2006Rep 2008Rep 2010Rep

16-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Dreier1.9M

Opponents1.3M

Elections run

Between 1978 and 2010, David Dreier ran in 17 U.S. House elections, winning 16 and losing 1. Dreier's biggest single-election total was 151,704 votes, in the 1988 U.S. House election in California's District 33. Dreier's closest win came in the 1980 U.S. House election in California's District 35, decided by 12,464 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in California's District 26, every U.S. House race in California's District 28, or every U.S. House race in California's District 33.

How many votes has David Dreier received?

David Dreier has received 1,938,949 popular votes across 17 U.S. elections, with a career record of 16–1.

Election history

David Dreier’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2010	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	112,77454.13%	Russ Warner (head-to-head) David L. Miller Randall G. Weissbuch (head-to-head)
2008	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	140,61552.64%	Russ Warner (head-to-head) Ted Brown (head-to-head)
2006	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	102,02856.95%	Cynthia Rodriguez Matthews (head-to-head) Ted Brown (head-to-head) Elliott Graham
2004	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	134,59653.58%	Cynthia Rodriguez Matthews (head-to-head) Randall G. Weissbuch (head-to-head)
2002	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	95,36063.77%	Marjorie Mikels Randall G. Weissbuch (head-to-head)
2000	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	116,55756.8%	Janice M. Nelson (head-to-head) Randall G. Weissbuch (head-to-head) M. Lawrence Allison (head-to-head) Joe Jay Haytas
1998	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	90,60757.64%	Janice M. Nelson (head-to-head) Jerry R. Douglas Walt Contreras Sheasby (head-to-head) M. Lawrence Allison (head-to-head)
1996	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	113,38960.67%	David Levering Ken Saurenman
1994	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	110,17967.07%	Tommy Randle Jorj Clayton Baker
1992	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	122,35358.44%	Al Wachtel Walt Contreras Sheasby (head-to-head) Thomas J. Dominy
1990	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	101,33663.67%	Georgia Houston Webb Gail Katherine Lightfoot (head-to-head)
1988	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	151,70469.15%	Nelson Gentry Gail Katherine Lightfoot (head-to-head) Mike Noonan (head-to-head)
1986	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	118,54171.69%	Monty Hempel Mike Noonan (head-to-head)
1984	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	147,36370.64%	Claire K. McDonald Gail Katherine Lightfoot (head-to-head) Mike Noonan (head-to-head)
1982	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	112,36265.19%	Paul Servelle Phillips B. Franklin James Michael Mike Noonan (head-to-head)
1980	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	100,74351.79%	Jim Lloyd (head-to-head) James Michael Mike Noonan (head-to-head)
1978	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Lost	68,44245.99%	Jim Lloyd (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000492) and Wikidata (Q174264). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “David Dreier: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/david-dreier. 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.