DemocratNot in office · last served 2006Last on a ballot: Nov 2004

Robert Matsui

Robert Matsui ran in 14 elections between 1978 and 2004, winning 14. Served in the U.S. House (CA-3 and CA-5).

Career

Offices held, and every time Matsui was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028U.S. House, CA-3 U.S. House, CA-5Out of office

Margin: how far Matsui finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin	Raised
2004	U.S. House, CA-5	General	Won	Mike Dugas (R), Pat Driscoll (G), John C. Reiger (PF)	71.4%	D+48.0	$1.2M
2002	U.S. House, CA-5	General	Won	Richard Frankhuizen (R), Timothy E. Roloff (L)	70.5%	D+44.1	$717.6K
2000	U.S. House, CA-5	General	Won	Kenneth J. Payne (R), Ken Adams (G), Cullene Lang (L)	68.7%	D+42.5	$744.8K
1998	U.S. House, CA-5	General	Won	Robert S. Dinsmore (R), Douglas Arthur Tuma (L)	71.9%	D+45.9	$674K
1996	U.S. House, CA-5	General	Won	Robert S. Dinsmore (R), Joseph B. Miller (L), Gordon Mors (AMI)	70.4%	D+44.3	$663.6K
1994	U.S. House, CA-5	General	Won	Robert S. Dinsmore (R), Gordon Mors (AMI)	68.5%	D+39.5	$841.8K
1992	U.S. House, CA-5	General	Won	Robert S. Dinsmore (R), Gordon Mors (AMI), Chris Rufer (L)	68.6%	D+43.2	$656.9K
1990	U.S. House, CA-3	General	Won	Lowell Patrick Landowski (R), David M. McCann (L)	60.3%	D+25.6	$1.2M
1988	U.S. House, CA-3	General	Won	Lowell Patrick Landowski (R)	71.2%	D+42.4	$917K
1986	U.S. House, CA-3	General	Won	Lowell Patrick Landowski (R)	75.9%	D+51.9	$661.8K
1984	U.S. House, CA-3	General	Won	Unopposed	100%	—	$348K
1982	U.S. House, CA-3	General	Won	Bruce A. Daniel (L), John C. Reiger (PF)	89.6%	D+82.2	$267.6K
1980	U.S. House, CA-3	General	Won	Joseph Murphy (R), Bruce A. Daniel (L)	70.6%	D+44.0	$248.4K
1978	U.S. House, CA-3	General	Won	Sandy Smoley (R)	53.4%	D+6.9	—