Tom Lantos

★ U.S. Representative

Born: February 1, 1928
Died: February 11, 2008
Age at death: 80
Home state: California
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1980–2006

Career timeline

1980Rep 1982Rep 1984Rep 1986Rep 1988Rep 1990Rep

1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep 2002Rep

2004Rep 2006Rep

14-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Lantos1.8M

Opponents858,766

Elections run

Between 1980 and 2006, Tom Lantos ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning all 14. Lantos's biggest single-election total was 171,852 votes, in the 2004 U.S. House election in California's District 12. Lantos's closest win came in the 1980 U.S. House election in California's District 11, decided by 5,723 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in California's District 12, every U.S. House race in California's District 11, or all 2006 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Tom Lantos received?

Tom Lantos has received 1,833,435 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–0.

Election history

Tom Lantos’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2006	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	138,65076.05%	Michael J. Moloney (head-to-head)
2004	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	171,85268.03%	Mike Garza (head-to-head) Pat Gray Harland Harrison
2002	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	105,59768.13%	Michael J. Moloney (head-to-head) Maad H. Abu-Ghazalah
2000	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	158,40474.52%	Mike Garza (head-to-head) Barbara J. Less Rifkin Young
1998	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	128,13573.98%	Robert Bob Evans Michael J. Moloney (head-to-head)
1996	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	149,04971.69%	Storm Jenkins Christopher V.A. Schmidt Richard Borg
1994	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	118,40867.42%	Deborah Wilder
1992	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	157,20568.83%	Jim Tomlin Mary Weldon George L. O'Brien
1990	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	105,02965.9%	G. M. Bill Quraishi (head-to-head) June R. Genis
1988	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	145,48470.96%	G. M. Bill Quraishi (head-to-head) William S. Wade Jr. (head-to-head) Victor Martinez Nicholas W. kurdrovzeff
1986	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	112,38074.08%	G. M. Bill Quraishi (head-to-head)
1984	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	147,60769.92%	John J. Jack Hickey Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff (head-to-head)
1982	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	109,81257.08%	Bill Royer (head-to-head) Chuck Olson Wilson Branch (head-to-head) Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff (head-to-head)
1980	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	85,82346.39%	Bill Royer (head-to-head) Wilson Branch (head-to-head) William S. Wade Jr. (head-to-head) Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000090) and Wikidata (Q160717). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Tom Lantos: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/tom-lantos. 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.