Howard L. Berman

★ U.S. Representative

Born: April 15, 1941
Current age: 85
Home state: California
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1982–2012

Career timeline

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15-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Berman1.5M

Opponents732,527

Elections run

Between 1982 and 2012, Howard L. Berman ran in 16 U.S. House elections, winning 15 and losing 1. Berman's biggest single-election total was 137,471 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in California's District 28. Berman's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in California's District 26, decided by 26,722 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in California's District 30, every U.S. House race in California's District 28, or every U.S. House race in California's District 26.

How many votes has Howard L. Berman received?

Howard L. Berman has received 1,472,683 popular votes across 16 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–1.

Election history

Howard L. Berman’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2012	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Lost	98,39539.7%	Brad Sherman
2010	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	88,38569.54%	Merlin Floyd Carlos A. Rodriguez
2008	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	137,47199.89%	—
2006	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	79,86673.92%	Stanley Kimmel Kesselman Byron De Lear Kelley L. Ross (head-to-head)
2004	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	115,30370.95%	David R. Hernandez (head-to-head) Kelley L. Ross (head-to-head)
2002	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	73,77171.4%	David R. Hernandez (head-to-head) Kelley L. Ross (head-to-head)
2000	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	96,50084.07%	Bill Farley David L. Cossak (head-to-head)
1998	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	69,00082.47%	Juan Carlos Ros Maria Armoudian David L. Cossak (head-to-head)
1996	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	67,52565.87%	Bill Glass Scott K. Fritschler Gary D. Hearne
1994	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	55,14562.57%	Gary E. Forsch (head-to-head) Erich D. Miller
1992	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	73,80761.04%	Gary E. Forsch (head-to-head) Margery Hinds Bernard Zimring (head-to-head)
1990	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	78,03161.06%	Roy Dahlson Bernard Zimring (head-to-head)
1988	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	126,93070.34%	G. C. Brodie Broderson
1986	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	98,09165.07%	Robert M. Kerns
1984	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	117,08062.79%	Miriam Ojeda
1982	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	97,38359.58%	Hal Philips

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000410) and Wikidata (Q545221). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Howard L. Berman: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/howard-l-berman. 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.