Gail Katherine Lightfoot

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
California
Party
Libertarian
On the ballot
1984–2010
0-6
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lightfoot390,485
Opponents21.0M
6
Elections run

Between 1984 and 2010, Gail Katherine Lightfoot ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), losing all 6. Lightfoot's biggest single-election total was 187,718 votes, in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in California.

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How many votes has Gail Katherine Lightfoot received?

Gail Katherine Lightfoot has received 390,485 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–6.

Election history

Gail Katherine Lightfoot’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2010U.S. SenateCaliforniaLost175,2421.75%Barbara Boxer
Carly Fiorina

Marsha Feinland

Duane Roberts

Edward C. Noonan
2000U.S. SenateCaliforniaLost187,7181.77%Dianne Feinstein
Tom Campbell

Medea Susan Benjamin

Diane Beall Templin

Jose Luis Joe Camahort

Brian M. Rees
1996U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost8,3464.18%Elton Gallegly
Robert R. Unruhe

Stephen P. Hospodar
1990U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost7,8404.93%David Dreier (head-to-head)
Georgia Houston Webb
1988U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost6,6013.01%David Dreier (head-to-head)
Nelson Gentry

Mike Noonan (head-to-head)
1984U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost4,7382.27%David Dreier (head-to-head)
Claire K. McDonald

Mike Noonan (head-to-head)
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Gail Katherine Lightfoot: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/gail-lightfoot. 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.