Jay Kim

U.S. Representative
Born
March 27, 1939
Current age
87
Home state
California
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1992–1996
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kim267,787
Opponents178,467
3
Elections run

Between 1992 and 1996, Jay Kim ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Kim's biggest single-election total was 101,753 votes, in the 1992 U.S. House election in California's District 41. Kim's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in California's District 41, decided by 32,057 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in California's District 41 or all 1996 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Jay Kim received?

Jay Kim has received 267,787 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Jay Kim’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1996U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon83,93458.51%Richard L. Waldron
Richard G. Newhouse

David F. Kramer
1994U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon82,10062.13%Ed Tessier
1992U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon101,75359.62%Bob Baker
Mike Noonan
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000181) and Wikidata (Q489419). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Jay Kim: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jay-kim. 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.