David Wald

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
California
Party
Peace And Freedom
On the ballot
1976–1992
0-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Wald400,943
Opponents23.5M
4
Elections run

Between 1976 and 1992, David Wald ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and U.S. House), losing all 4. Wald's biggest single-election total was 196,260 votes, in the 1980 U.S. Senate election in California.

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How many votes has David Wald received?

David Wald has received 400,943 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

David Wald’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1992U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost3,9121.51%Anna G. Eshoo
Tom Huening

Chuck Olson
1982U.S. SenateCaliforniaLost96,3881.23%Pete Wilson
Edmund G. Brown Jr.

Joseph Fuhrig

Theresa Tena Dietrich
1980U.S. SenateCaliforniaLost196,2602.36%Alan Cranston
Paul Gann

David Bergland

James C. Griffin
1976U.S. SenateCaliforniaLost104,3831.4%S. I. Hayakawa
John V Tunney

Jack McCoy

Omari Musa
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “David Wald: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/david-wald. 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.