DemocratNot in office · last served 1992Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
John Garamendi
Last held office: California State Senate, District 5 (1984–1992). Ran in 5 elections between 1974 and 1988, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +38.2
- Won 1988
- Elections
- 5
- 1974–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Garamendi was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028California State Assembly, District 7California State Senate, District 13California State Senate, District 5
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Garamendi has run
Margin: how far Garamendi finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | California State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Sam L. Lawrence (R) | 69.1% | D+38.2 |
| 1984 | California State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | John W. Saunders III (R), Nancy Warner (PF) | 69.1% | D+41.4 |
| 1980 | California State Senate, District 13 | General | Won | William V. D. Johnson (R) | 65.8% | D+31.5 |
| 1976 | California State Senate, District 13 | General | Won | Bob Whitten (R) | 53.1% | D+6.1 |
| 1974 | California State Assembly, District 7 | General | Won | Doug Carter (R) | 64.1% | D+28.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Garamendi has held
- California State Senate, District 5 · 1984–1992
- California State Senate, District 13 · 1976–1984
- California State Assembly, District 7 · 1974–1976
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Garamendi has run against
- Sam L. Lawrence (R) · 1988 election, won
- John W. Saunders III (R) · 1984 election, won
- William V. D. Johnson (R) · 1980 election, won
- Bob Whitten (R) · 1976 election, won
- Doug Carter (R) · 1974 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive