Zoe Lofgren

★ U.S. Representative● In office

Born: December 21, 1947
Current age: 78
Home state: California
Party: Democratic
In office: U.S. Representative, California (present)
On the ballot: 1994–2024

Career timeline

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2018Rep 2020Rep 2022Rep 2024Rep

16-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Lofgren2.0M

Opponents845,311

Elections run

Between 1994 and 2024, Zoe Lofgren ran in 16 U.S. House elections, winning all 16. Lofgren's biggest single-election total was 224,385 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in California's District 19. Lofgren's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in California's District 16, decided by 34,526 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in California's District 18, every U.S. House race in California's District 19, or every U.S. House race in California's District 16.

How many votes has Zoe Lofgren received?

Zoe Lofgren has received 1,986,740 popular votes across 16 U.S. elections, with a career record of 16–0.

Election history

Zoe Lofgren’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2024	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	147,67464.63%	Peter D. Hernandez (head-to-head)
2022	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	99,77665.85%	Peter D. Hernandez (head-to-head)
2020	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	224,38571.68%	Justin James Aguilera (head-to-head)
2018	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	162,49673.75%	Justin James Aguilera (head-to-head)
2016	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	181,80273.94%	G. Burt Lancaster
2014	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	85,88867.21%	Robert Murray (head-to-head)
2012	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	162,30073.24%	Robert Murray (head-to-head)
2010	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	105,84167.82%	Daniel Sahagun Edward Gonzalez
2008	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	146,48171.34%	Charel Winston (head-to-head) Steven Wells
2006	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	98,92972.71%	Charel Winston (head-to-head)
2004	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	129,22270.89%	Douglas Adams McNea (head-to-head) Markus Welch
2002	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	72,37067.02%	Douglas Adams McNea (head-to-head) Dennis Michael Umphress (head-to-head)
2000	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	115,11872.06%	Horace Eugene Thayn (head-to-head) Dennis Michael Umphress (head-to-head) Edward J. Klein
1998	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	85,50372.82%	Horace Eugene Thayn (head-to-head) John H. Black
1996	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	94,02065.65%	Chuck Wojslaw David R. Bonino Abaan Abu-Shumays
1994	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	74,93564.96%	Lyle J. Smith

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000397) and Wikidata (Q218217). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Zoe Lofgren: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/zoe-lofgren. 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.