Edward R. Roybal
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- February 10, 1916
- Died
- October 24, 2005
- Age at death
- 89
- Home state
- California
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1962–1990
14-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Roybal945,057
Opponents404,982
14
Elections run
Between 1962 and 1990, Edward R. Roybal ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning all 14. Roybal's biggest single-election total was 90,329 votes, in the 1964 U.S. House election in California's District 30. Roybal's closest win came in the 1962 U.S. House election in California's District 30, decided by 15,904 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in California's District 25, every U.S. House race in California's District 30, or all 1990 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Edward R. Roybal received?
Edward R. Roybal has received 945,057 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 48,12070.03% | Steven J. Renshaw Robert H. Scott |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 85,37885.48% | Paul Reyes John C. Thie |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 62,69276.07% | Gregory L. Hardy Ted Brown |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 74,26171.68% | Roy D. Bill Bloxom Anthony G. Bajada |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 71,10685.5% | aniel John Gorham |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 49,08066% | Richard E. Ferraro Jr. William D. Mitchell |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 45,88167.39% | Robert K. Watson |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 57,96671.9% | Jim Madrid Marilyn Seals |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 78,19368.39% | Bill Brophy Lewis B McCammon |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 63,90368.26% | Samuel M Cavnar (head-to-head) Boris Belousov |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 76,96767.4% | Samuel M Cavnar (head-to-head) |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 72,17366.4% | Henri Obryant |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 90,32966.3% | Alfred J Feder |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 69,00856.5% | Patrick W McDonough |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000485) and Wikidata (Q1115522). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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