Dianne Feinstein
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- June 22, 1933
- Died
- September 29, 2023
- Age at death
- 90
- Home state
- California
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1990–2018
6-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Feinstein38.3M
Opponents31.2M
7
Elections run
Between 1990 and 2018, Dianne Feinstein ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), winning 6 and losing 1. Feinstein's biggest single-election total was 7,864,624 votes, in the 2012 U.S. Senate election in California. Feinstein's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. Senate election in California, decided by 162,127 votes.
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How many votes has Dianne Feinstein received?
Dianne Feinstein has received 38,250,857 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 6,019,42254.16% | Kevin de Leon |
| 2012 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 7,864,62462.52% | Elizabeth Emken |
| 2006 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 5,076,28959.43% | Richard Dick Mountjoy Todd Chretien Michael S. Metti Marsha Feinland Don J. Grundmann |
| 2000 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 5,932,52255.84% | Tom Campbell Medea Susan Benjamin Gail Katherine Lightfoot Diane Beall Templin Jose Luis Joe Camahort Brian M. Rees |
| 1994 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 3,979,15246.74% | Michael Huffington Elizabeth Cervantes Barron Richard Benjamin Boddie (head-to-head) Paul Meeuwenberg (head-to-head) Barbara Blong |
| 1992 | U.S. SenateCalifornia · Special | Won | 5,853,65154.29% | John Seymour Gerald Horne Paul Meeuwenberg (head-to-head) Richard Benjamin Boddie (head-to-head) |
| 1990 | GovernorCalifornia | Lost | 3,525,19745.78% | Pete Wilson |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000062) and Wikidata (Q230733). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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