David Wu, U.S. Representative

David Wu

U.S. Representative
Born
April 8, 1955
Current age
71
Home state
Oregon
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1998–2010
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Wu1.2M
Opponents805,534
7
Elections run

Between 1998 and 2010, David Wu ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Wu's biggest single-election total was 237,567 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Oregon's District 1. Wu's closest win came in the 1998 U.S. House election in Oregon's District 1, decided by 7,166 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Oregon's District 1 or all 2010 U.S. House races.

How many votes has David Wu received?

David Wu has received 1,217,214 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

David Wu’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2010U.S. HouseOregonWon160,35754.75%Rob Cornilles
Don LaMunyon

Chris Henry (head-to-head)

H. Joe Tabor (head-to-head)
2008U.S. HouseOregonWon237,56771.5%Joel Haugen
Scott Semrau

H. Joe Tabor (head-to-head)

Chris Henry (head-to-head)
2006U.S. HouseOregonWon169,40962.83%Derrick Kitts
Drake Davis

Dean Wolf (head-to-head)
2004U.S. HouseOregonWon203,77157.51%Goli Ameri
Dean Wolf (head-to-head)
2002U.S. HouseOregonWon149,21562.69%Jim Greenfield
Beth A. King (head-to-head)
2000U.S. HouseOregonWon176,90258.28%Charles Starr
Beth A. King (head-to-head)
1998U.S. HouseOregonWon119,99350.1%Molly Bordonaro
Michael De Paulo

John F. Hryciuk
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000793) and Wikidata (Q130079). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “David Wu: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/david-wu. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified August 15, 2026.