Tom Campbell

U.S. Representative
Born
August 14, 1952
Current age
73
Home state
California
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1988–2000
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Campbell4.4M
Opponents7.1M
5
Elections run

Between 1988 and 2000, Tom Campbell ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 4 and losing 1. Campbell's biggest single-election total was 3,886,853 votes, in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in California. Campbell's closest win came in the 1988 U.S. House election in California's District 12, decided by 14,861 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in California, every U.S. House race in California's District 15, or every U.S. House race in California's District 12.

How many votes has Tom Campbell received?

Tom Campbell has received 4,393,007 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

Tom Campbell’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2000U.S. SenateCaliforniaLost3,886,85336.59%Dianne Feinstein
Medea Susan Benjamin

Gail Katherine Lightfoot

Diane Beall Templin

Jose Luis Joe Camahort

Brian M. Rees
1998U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon111,87660.55%Dick Lane (head-to-head)
Frank Strutner
1996U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon132,73758.51%Dick Lane (head-to-head)
Valli Sharpe-Geisler

Ed Leo Wimmers

Bruce Joseph Currivan
1990U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon125,15760.85%Robert Palmer
Chuck Olson
1988U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon136,38451.67%Anna G. Eshoo
Tom Grey
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000100) and Wikidata (Q1345855). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Tom Campbell: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/tom-campbell. 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.