Mark A. Takano, U.S. Representative

Mark A. Takano

U.S. Representative● In office
Born
December 10, 1960
Current age
65
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Representative, California (present)
On the ballot
1992–2024
7-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Takano908,940
Opponents679,014
9
Elections run

Between 1992 and 2024, Mark A. Takano ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning 7 and losing 2. Takano's biggest single-election total was 168,126 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in California's District 41. Takano's closest win came in the 2014 U.S. House election in California's District 41, decided by 11,012 votes.

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How many votes has Mark A. Takano received?

Mark A. Takano has received 908,940 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–2.

Election history

Mark A. Takano’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon130,19156.69%David Serpa
2022U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon75,89657.67%Aja Smith (head-to-head)
2020U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon168,12664.03%Aja Smith (head-to-head)
2018U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon108,22765.1%Aja Smith (head-to-head)
2016U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon128,16464.95%Doug Shepherd
2014U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon46,94856.64%Steve Adams
2012U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon103,57858.97%John Tavaglione
1994U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost59,34238.44%Ken Calvert (head-to-head)
Gene L. Berkman (head-to-head)
1992U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost88,46846.41%Ken Calvert (head-to-head)
Gary R. Odom

Gene L. Berkman (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000472) and Wikidata (Q399593). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Mark A. Takano: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/mark-a-takano. 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.