Raul Ruiz, U.S. Representative

Raul Ruiz

U.S. Representative● In office
Born
August 25, 1972
Current age
53
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Representative, California (present)
On the ballot
2012–2024
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ruiz860,017
Opponents626,511
7
Elections run

Between 2012 and 2024, Raul Ruiz ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Ruiz's biggest single-election total was 185,151 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in California's District 36. Ruiz's closest win came in the 2014 U.S. House election in California's District 36, decided by 11,225 votes.

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How many votes has Raul Ruiz received?

Raul Ruiz has received 860,017 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

Raul Ruiz’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon137,83756.25%Ian M. Weeks
2022U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon87,64157.38%Brian E Hawkins
2020U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon185,15160.34%Erin Cruz
2018U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon122,16959.02%Kimberlin Brown Pelzer
2016U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon144,34862.05%Jeff Stone
2014U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon72,68254.18%Brian Nestande
2012U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon110,18952.94%Mary Bono Mack
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000599) and Wikidata (Q3701994). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Raul Ruiz: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/raul-ruiz. 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.