Duncan L. Hunter

★ U.S. Representative

Born: May 31, 1948
Current age: 78
Home state: California
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1980–2006

Career timeline

1980Rep 1982Rep 1984Rep 1986Rep 1988Rep 1990Rep

1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep 2002Rep

2004Rep 2006Rep

14-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Hunter1.8M

Opponents848,084

Elections run

Between 1980 and 2006, Duncan L. Hunter ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning all 14. Hunter's biggest single-election total was 187,799 votes, in the 2004 U.S. House election in California's District 52. Hunter's closest win came in the 1980 U.S. House election in California's District 42, decided by 9,777 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in California's District 52, every U.S. House race in California's District 45, or every U.S. House race in California's District 42.

How many votes has Duncan L. Hunter received?

Duncan L. Hunter has received 1,772,031 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–0.

Election history

Duncan L. Hunter’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2006	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	123,69664.64%	John Rinaldi Michael Benoit (head-to-head)
2004	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	187,79969.19%	Brian S. Keliher Michael Benoit (head-to-head)
2002	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	118,56170.15%	Peter Moore-Kochlacs Michael Benoit (head-to-head)
2000	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	131,34564.7%	Craig Barkacs Michael Benoit (head-to-head) Robert A. Sherman
1998	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	116,25175.7%	Lynn Badler Adrienne Pelton
1996	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	116,74665.47%	Darity Wesley Janice Jordan Dante Ridley Peter Robert Ballantyne
1994	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	109,20163.98%	Janet M. Gatil Joe Shea (head-to-head) Art Edelman
1992	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	112,99552.85%	Janet M. Gastil Joe Shea (head-to-head) Dennis P. Gretsinger
1990	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	123,59172.85%	Joe Shea (head-to-head)
1988	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	166,45174.01%	Pete Lepiscopo Perry Willis
1986	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	118,90076.87%	Hewitt Fitts Ryan Lee Schwartz
1984	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	149,01175.14%	David W. Guthrie Patrick Wright
1982	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	117,77168.57%	Richard Hill Jack R. Sanders
1980	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	79,71353.27%	Lionel Van Deerlin

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000981) and Wikidata (Q527493). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Duncan L. Hunter: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/duncan-l-hunter. 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.