Maxine Waters
★ U.S. Representative● In office
- Born
- August 15, 1938
- Current age
- 87
- Home state
- California
- Party
- Democratic
- In office
- U.S. Representative, California (present)
- On the ballot
- 1990–2024
18-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Waters2.0M
Opponents561,559
18
Elections run
Between 1990 and 2024, Maxine Waters ran in 18 U.S. House elections, winning all 18. Waters's biggest single-election total was 199,210 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in California's District 43. Waters's closest win came in the 1990 U.S. House election in California's District 29, decided by 39,296 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in California's District 43, every U.S. House race in California's District 35, or every U.S. House race in California's District 29.
How many votes has Maxine Waters received?
Maxine Waters has received 2,008,644 popular votes across 18 U.S. elections, with a career record of 18–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 160,08075.07% | Steve Williams |
| 2022 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 95,46277.33% | Omar Navarro (head-to-head) |
| 2020 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 199,21071.68% | Joe E Collins III |
| 2018 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 152,27277.67% | Omar Navarro (head-to-head) |
| 2016 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 167,01776.08% | Omar Navarro (head-to-head) |
| 2014 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 69,68170.96% | John Wood Jr. |
| 2012 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 143,12371.24% | Bob Flores |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 98,13179.33% | K. Bruce Brown |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 150,77882.58% | Ted Hayes Herb Peters |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 82,49883.75% | Gordon Michael Mego (head-to-head) Paul T. Ireland |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 125,94980.53% | Ross Moen (head-to-head) Gordon Michael Mego (head-to-head) Charles Tate |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 72,40177.51% | Ross Moen (head-to-head) Gordon Michael Mego (head-to-head) |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 100,56986.54% | Carl McGill Gordon Michael Mego (head-to-head) Rick Joseph Dunstan |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 78,73289.32% | Gordon Michael Mego (head-to-head) |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 92,76285.5% | Eric Carlson Gordon Michael Mego (head-to-head) |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 65,68878.12% | Nate Truman (head-to-head) |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 102,94182.5% | Nate Truman (head-to-head) Alice Mae Miles Carin Rogers |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 51,35079.4% | Bill DeWitt Waheed R. Boctor |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000187) and Wikidata (Q461727). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Maxine Waters: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/maxine-waters. Accessed [date].