Henry A. Waxman

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 12, 1939
Current age: 86
Home state: California
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1974–2012

Career timeline

1974Rep 1978Rep 1980Rep 1982Rep 1984Rep 1986Rep

1988Rep 1990Rep 1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep

2000Rep 2002Rep 2004Rep 2006Rep 2008Rep 2010Rep

2012Rep

19-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Waxman2.6M

Opponents1.1M

Elections run

Between 1974 and 2012, Henry A. Waxman ran in 19 U.S. House elections, winning all 19. Waxman's biggest single-election total was 242,792 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in California's District 30. Waxman's closest win came in the 2012 U.S. House election in California's District 33, decided by 25,200 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in California's District 33, every U.S. House race in California's District 30, or every U.S. House race in California's District 29.

How many votes has Henry A. Waxman received?

Henry A. Waxman has received 2,553,279 popular votes across 19 U.S. elections, with a career record of 19–0.

Election history

Henry A. Waxman’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2012	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	171,86053.96%	Bill Bloomfield
2010	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	153,66364.63%	Charles E. Wilkerson Erich D. Miller Richard R. Castaldo
2008	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	242,792100%	—
2006	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	151,28471.45%	David Nelson Jones Adele M. Cannon
2004	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	216,68271.24%	Victor Elizalde
2002	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	130,60470.37%	Tony D. Goss
2000	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	180,29575.69%	Jim Scileppi Jack Anderson Bruce Joseph Currivan
1998	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	131,56173.87%	Mike Gottlieb Michael J. Binkley (head-to-head) Karen Blasdell-Wilkinson
1996	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	145,27867.63%	Paul Stepanek (head-to-head) John Peter Daly Michael J. Binkley (head-to-head) Brian M. Rees
1994	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	129,41367.98%	Paul Stepanek (head-to-head) Michael J. Binkley (head-to-head)
1992	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	160,31261.31%	Mark A. Robbins David Davis Susan C. Davies Felix Tsvi Rogin
1990	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	71,56268.89%	John N. Cowles (head-to-head) Maggie Phair
1988	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	112,03872.25%	John N. Cowles (head-to-head) James Green (head-to-head) George Abrahams (head-to-head)
1986	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	103,91487.93%	George Abrahams (head-to-head) James Green (head-to-head)
1984	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	97,34063.37%	Jerry Zerg (head-to-head) James Green (head-to-head) Tim Custer
1982	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	88,51665.05%	Jerry Zerg (head-to-head) Jeff Mandel
1980	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	93,56963.77%	Roland Cayard Maggie Feigin Robert E. Lehman Jack Smilowitz
1978	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	85,07562.66%	Howard G. Schaefer Kevin Casey Peters
1974	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	87,52164.01%	John J Graham Horace Davis

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q776941). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Henry A. Waxman: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/henry-a-waxman. 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.