Robert T. Matsui

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 17, 1941
Died: January 1, 2005
Age at death: 63
Home state: California
Party: Democratic
Years in office: 26 years in the U.S. House
On the ballot: 1978–2004

Career timeline

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14-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Matsui2.0M

Opponents799,207

Elections run

Between 1978 and 2004, Robert T. Matsui ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning all 14. Matsui's biggest single-election total was 194,680 votes, in the 1982 U.S. House election in California's District 3. Matsui's closest win came in the 1978 U.S. House election in California's District 3, decided by 13,571 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in California's District 5, every U.S. House race in California's District 3, or all 2004 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Robert T. Matsui received?

Robert T. Matsui has received 2,010,958 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–0.

Election history

Robert T. Matsui’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2004	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	138,00471.36%	Mike Dugas Pat Driscoll John C. Reiger (head-to-head)
2002	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	92,72670.47%	Richard Frankhuizen Timothy E. Roloff
2000	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	147,02568.68%	Kenneth J. Payne Ken Adams Cullene Lang Charles Kersey (head-to-head)
1998	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	130,71571.91%	Robert S. Dinsmore (head-to-head) Douglas Arthur Tuma
1996	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	142,61870.44%	Robert S. Dinsmore (head-to-head) Joseph B. Miller Gordon D. Mors (head-to-head) Charles Kersey (head-to-head)
1994	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	125,04268.48%	Robert S. Dinsmore (head-to-head) Gordon D. Mors (head-to-head)
1992	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	158,25068.64%	Robert S. Dinsmore (head-to-head) Gordon D. Mors (head-to-head) Chris Rufer Tian Harter
1990	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	132,14360.32%	Lowell Patrick Landowski (head-to-head) David M. McCann
1988	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	183,47071.18%	Lowell Patrick Landowski (head-to-head)
1986	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	158,70975.95%	Lowell Patrick Landowski (head-to-head)
1984	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	131,369100%	—
1982	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	194,68089.63%	Bruce A. Daniel (head-to-head) John C. Reiger (head-to-head)
1980	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	170,67070.56%	Joseph Murphy Bruce A. Daniel (head-to-head)
1978	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	105,53753.44%	Sandy Smoley

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000249) and Wikidata (Q399055). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Robert T. Matsui: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/robert-t-matsui. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified November 9, 2026.