Doris O. Matsui, U.S. Representative

Doris O. Matsui

★ U.S. Representative● In office
Born
September 25, 1944
Current age
82
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Representative, California (present)
Years in office
21 years in the U.S. House
On the ballot
2006–2024
10-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Matsui1.6M
Opponents587,564
10
Elections run

Between 2006 and 2024, Doris O. Matsui ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning all 10. Matsui's biggest single-election total was 229,648 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in California's District 6. Matsui's closest win came in the 2014 U.S. House election in California's District 6, decided by 60,560 votes.

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How many votes has Doris O. Matsui received?

Doris O. Matsui has received 1,569,484 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0.

Election history

Doris O. Matsui’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon197,42966.75%Tom Silva
2022U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon150,61868.26%Max Semenenko
2020U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon229,64873.34%Chris Bish
2018U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon162,41180.43%Jrmar Jefferson
2016U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon177,56575.43%Robert Bob Evans
2014U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon97,00872.69%Joseph McCray Sr. (head-to-head)
2012U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon160,66775.05%Joseph McCray Sr. (head-to-head)
2010U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon124,22072.05%Paul A. Smith (head-to-head)
Gerald Allen Frink
2008U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon164,24274.27%Paul A. Smith (head-to-head)
L. R. Roberts
2006U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon105,67670.8%Claire Yan
Jeff Kravitz

John C. Reiger
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M001163) and Wikidata (Q399561). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Doris O. Matsui: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/doris-o-matsui. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified November 9, 2026.