Robert Garcia

U.S. Representative
Born
January 9, 1933
Died
January 25, 2017
Age at death
84
Home state
New York
Party
liberal
On the ballot
1978–1988
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Garcia317,894
Opponents22,524
6
Elections run

Between 1978 and 1988, Robert Garcia ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. Garcia's biggest single-election total was 85,960 votes, in the 1984 U.S. House election in New York's District 18. Garcia's closest win came in the 1978 U.S. House election in New York's District 21, decided by 23,451 votes.

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How many votes has Robert Garcia received?

Robert Garcia has received 317,894 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

Robert Garcia’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1988U.S. HouseNew YorkWon75,4592.76%Fred Brown
Rafael Mendez

Daniel Verhoff
1986U.S. HouseNew YorkWon43,34385.93%Melanie Chase
Lorraine Verhoff
1984U.S. HouseNew YorkWon85,96084.36%Curtis Johnson
John W. Farrell
1982U.S. HouseNew YorkWon57,0096.08%Rafael Perez
1980U.S. HouseNew YorkWon32,1735.75%Loidis R. Cordero
Gina A. Aceto
1978U.S. HouseNew YorkWon23,95084.95%Lawrence W. Lindsley Sr.
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000047) and Wikidata (Q4168665). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Robert Garcia: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/robert-garcia. 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.