Joe Baca, U.S. Representative

Joe Baca

U.S. Representative
Born
January 23, 1947
Current age
79
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2000–2012
6-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Baca516,847
Opponents321,931
7
Elections run

Between 2000 and 2012, Joe Baca ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning 6 and losing 1. Baca's biggest single-election total was 108,259 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in California's District 43. Baca's closest win came in the 2006 U.S. House election in California's District 43, decided by 23,722 votes.

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How many votes has Joe Baca received?

Joe Baca has received 516,847 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1.

Election history

Joe Baca’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2012U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost62,98244.14%Gloria Negrete McLeod
2010U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon70,02665.5%Scott Folkens (head-to-head)
2008U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon108,25969.14%John Roberts
2006U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon52,79164.49%Scott Folkens (head-to-head)
2004U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon86,83066.37%Ed Laning
2002U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon45,37466.39%Wendy C. Neighbor
Ethel M. Mohler
2000U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon90,58559.76%Elia Pirozzi
John S. Ballard

Gwyn E. Hartley
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001234) and Wikidata (Q539549). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Joe Baca: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/joe-baca. 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.