Loretta Sanchez
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- January 7, 1960
- Current age
- 66
- Home state
- California
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1996–2016
10-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sanchez5.3M
Opponents8.0M
11
Elections run
Between 1996 and 2016, Loretta Sanchez ran in 11 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 10 and losing 1. Sanchez's biggest single-election total was 4,701,417 votes, in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in California. Sanchez's closest win came in the 1996 U.S. House election in California's District 46, decided by 984 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in California, every U.S. House race in California's District 46, or every U.S. House race in California's District 47.
How many votes has Loretta Sanchez received?
Loretta Sanchez has received 5,305,187 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Lost | 4,701,41738.4% | Kamala Harris |
| 2014 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 49,73859.7% | Adam Nick |
| 2012 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 95,69463.87% | Jerry Hayden |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 50,83252.98% | Van Tran Cecilia Ceci Iglesias |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 85,87869.49% | Rosemarie Rosie Avila Robert Lauten |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 47,13462.33% | Tan Nguyen |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 65,68460.38% | Alexandria A. Alex Coronado |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 42,50160.56% | Jeff Chavez Paul Marsden |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 70,38160.2% | Gloria Matta Tuchman Richard Benjamin Boddie Larry G. Engwall (head-to-head) |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 47,96456.43% | Robert Kenneth 'Bob' Dornan (head-to-head) Thomas E. Reimer (head-to-head) Larry G. Engwall (head-to-head) |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 47,96446.66% | Robert Kenneth 'Bob' Dornan (head-to-head) Lawrence John Stafford Thomas E. Reimer (head-to-head) J. Carlos Aguirre |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000030) and Wikidata (Q469094). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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