Lynn C. Woolsey

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 3, 1937
Current age: 88
Home state: California
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1992–2010

Career timeline

1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep 2002Rep

2004Rep 2006Rep 2008Rep 2010Rep

10-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Woolsey1.8M

Opponents877,900

Elections run

Between 1992 and 2010, Lynn C. Woolsey ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning all 10. Woolsey's biggest single-election total was 229,672 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in California's District 6. Woolsey's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in California's District 6, decided by 48,702 votes.

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How many votes has Lynn C. Woolsey received?

Lynn C. Woolsey has received 1,766,735 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0.

Election history

Lynn C. Woolsey’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2010	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	172,21665.94%	Jim Judd Eugene E. Ruyle Joel R. Smolen (head-to-head)
2008	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	229,67271.69%	Mike Halliwell Joel R. Smolen (head-to-head)
2006	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	173,19070.22%	Todd Hooper Richard W. Friesen
2004	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	226,42372.65%	Paul L. Erickson (head-to-head)
2002	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	139,75066.69%	Paul L. Erickson (head-to-head) Richard O. Barton (head-to-head) Jeff Rainforth
2000	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	182,11664.33%	Ken McAuliffe (head-to-head) Justin Justo Moscoso Richard O. Barton (head-to-head) Alan R. Barreca (head-to-head)
1998	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	158,44668.01%	Ken McAuliffe (head-to-head) Alan R. Barreca (head-to-head)
1996	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	156,95861.83%	Duane C. Hughes Ernest K. Jones Jr. (head-to-head) Bruce Kendall
1994	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	137,64258.12%	Michael J. Nugent Louis Beary Ernest K. Jones Jr. (head-to-head)
1992	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	190,32265.23%	Bill Filante

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000738) and Wikidata (Q291157). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Lynn C. Woolsey: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/lynn-c-woolsey. 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.