Jane Harman, U.S. Representative

Jane Harman

U.S. Representative
Born
June 28, 1945
Current age
81
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1992–2010
9-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Harman1.1M
Opponents825,456
9
Elections run

Between 1992 and 2010, Jane Harman ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning all 9. Harman's biggest single-election total was 171,948 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in California's District 36. Harman's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in California's District 36, decided by 812 votes.

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How many votes has Jane Harman received?

Jane Harman has received 1,084,259 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.

Election history

Jane Harman’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2010U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon114,48959.62%Mattie Fein
Herb Peters
2008U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon171,94868.64%Brian Gibson (head-to-head)
2006U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon105,32363.39%Brian Gibson (head-to-head)
James R. Smith

Michael J. Binkley (head-to-head)
2004U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon151,20861.96%Paul Whitehead
Alice Stek

Michael J. Binkley (head-to-head)
2002U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon88,19861.35%Stuart Johnson
Mark McSpadden
2000U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon115,65148.44%Steven T. Kuykendall
Daniel R. Sherman

John R. Konopka

Matt Ornati
1996U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon117,75252.46%Susan Brooks (head-to-head)
Bruce Dovner

Bradley McManus
1994U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon93,93947.98%Susan Brooks (head-to-head)
Jack Tyler

Joseph G. Joe Fields
1992U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon125,75135.79%Joan Milke Flores
Owen Staley

Marc F. Denny

Richard H. Greene
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000213) and Wikidata (Q272628). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Jane Harman: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jane-harman. 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.