Joseph Fuhrig

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
California
Party
Libertarian
On the ballot
1980–1984
Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Fuhrig123,632
Opponents8.0M
3
Elections run

Between 1980 and 1984, Joseph Fuhrig ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), losing all 3. Fuhrig's biggest single-election total was 107,720 votes, in the 1982 U.S. Senate election in California.

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How many votes has Joseph Fuhrig received?

Joseph Fuhrig has received 123,632 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

Joseph Fuhrig’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1984U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost4,0082.07%Sala Burton
Tom Spinosa

Henry Clark
1982U.S. SenateCaliforniaLost107,7201.38%Pete Wilson
Edmund G. Brown Jr.

David Wald

Theresa Tena Dietrich
1980U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost11,9047.23%Don Edwards
John M. Lutton

Edmon V. Kaiser
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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.