Sam Farr

★ U.S. Representative

Born: July 4, 1941
Current age: 85
Home state: California
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1994–2014

Career timeline

1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep 2002Rep 2004Rep

2006Rep 2008Rep 2010Rep 2012Rep 2014Rep

11-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Farr1.4M

Opponents654,628

Elections run

Between 1994 and 2014, Sam Farr ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Farr's biggest single-election total was 172,996 votes, in the 2012 U.S. House election in California's District 20. Farr's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in California's District 17, decided by 12,842 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in California's District 20, every U.S. House race in California's District 17, or all 2014 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Sam Farr received?

Sam Farr has received 1,387,287 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

Sam Farr’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2014	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	106,03475.18%	Ronald Paul Kabat
2012	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	172,99674.07%	Jeff Taylor (head-to-head)
2010	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	118,73466.65%	Jeff Taylor (head-to-head) Eric Petersen Mary V. Larkin
2008	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	168,90773.88%	Jeff Taylor (head-to-head)
2006	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	120,75075.8%	Anthony R. De Maio
2004	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	148,95866.73%	Mark Risley Ray Glock-Grueneich (head-to-head) Joe Williams Joel R. Smolen
2002	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	101,63268.07%	Clint C. Engler (head-to-head) Ray Glock-Grueneich (head-to-head) Jascha Lee Alan Shugart
2000	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	143,21968.6%	Clint C. Engler (head-to-head) E. Craig Coffin (head-to-head) Rick S. Garrett (head-to-head) Lawrence Bruce Fenton Scott R. Hartley (head-to-head)
1998	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	103,71964.55%	Bill McCampbell (head-to-head) Rick S. Garrett (head-to-head) Scott R. Hartley (head-to-head)
1996	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	115,11658.87%	Jess Brown John H. Black
1994	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	87,22252.17%	Bill McCampbell (head-to-head) E. Craig Coffin (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000030) and Wikidata (Q675348). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.