Joaquin Castro, U.S. Representative

Joaquin Castro

U.S. Representative● In office
Born
September 16, 1974
Current age
51
Home state
Texas
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Representative, Texas (present)
On the ballot
2012–2024
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Castro922,584
Opponents308,401
7
Elections run

Between 2012 and 2024, Joaquin Castro ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Castro's biggest single-election total was 175,078 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in Texas's District 20. Castro's closest win came in the 2014 U.S. House election in Texas's District 20, decided by 45,144 votes.

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How many votes has Joaquin Castro received?

Joaquin Castro has received 922,584 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

Joaquin Castro’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. HouseTexasWon157,890100%
2022U.S. HouseTexasWon115,35268.42%Kyle Sinclair
Adam Jonasz
2020U.S. HouseTexasWon175,07864.67%Mauro Garza
Jeffrey Charles Blunt (head-to-head)
2018U.S. HouseTexasWon139,03880.85%Jeffrey Charles Blunt (head-to-head)
2016U.S. HouseTexasWon149,64079.74%Jeffrey Charles Blunt (head-to-head)
Paul Pipkin
2014U.S. HouseTexasWon66,55475.66%Jeffrey Charles Blunt (head-to-head)
2012U.S. HouseTexasWon119,03263.93%David Rosa
A. E. Tracy Potts

Antonio Tony Diaz
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C001091) and Wikidata (Q1167934). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Joaquin Castro: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/joaquin-castro. 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.