Michael Benoit

U.S. House candidate
Home state
California
Party
Libertarian
On the ballot
2000–2010
0-6
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Benoit52,213
Opponents1.3M
6
Elections run

Between 2000 and 2010, Michael Benoit ran in 6 U.S. House elections, losing all 6. Benoit's biggest single-election total was 13,316 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in California's District 52.

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How many votes has Michael Benoit received?

Michael Benoit has received 52,213 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–6.

Election history

Michael Benoit’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2010U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost10,7324.85%Ray Lutz
Duncan D. Hunter (head-to-head)
2008U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost13,3164.67%Mike Lumpkin
Duncan D. Hunter (head-to-head)
2006U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost6,4653.38%Duncan L. Hunter (head-to-head)
John Rinaldi
2004U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost8,7823.24%Duncan L. Hunter (head-to-head)
Brian S. Keliher
2002U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost6,9234.1%Duncan L. Hunter (head-to-head)
Peter Moore-Kochlacs
2000U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost5,9952.95%Duncan L. Hunter (head-to-head)
Craig Barkacs

Robert A. Sherman
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Michael Benoit: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/michael-benoit. 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.