# Electoral history of Barbara Boxer

Electoral history of Barbara Boxer.

## House of Representatives races (1982–1990)
### 1982

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Boxer | 96,379 | 52.3 |
| | Republican | Dennis McQuaid | 82,128 | 44.6 |
| | Libertarian | Howard C. Creighton | 3,191 | 1.7 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Timothy Allen Albertson | 2,366 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 184,064 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1984

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 162,511 | 67.9 |
| | Republican | Douglas Binderup | 71,011 | 29.7 |
| | Libertarian | Howard C. Creighton | 5,574 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 239,096 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1986

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 142,946 | 73.8 |
| | Republican | Franklin Ernst III | 50,606 | 26.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 193,552 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1988

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1988 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 176,645 | 73.3 |
| | Republican | William Steinmetz | 64,174 | 26.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 240,819 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1990

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 137,306 | 68.1 |
| | Republican | Bill Boerum | 64,402 | 31.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 201,708 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## U.S. Senate races (1992–2010)
### 1992

United States Senate Democratic primary election in California, 1992 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer | 1,339,126 | 43.6 |
| Democratic | Leo McCarthy | 943,229 | 30.7 |
| Democratic | Mel Levine | 667,359 | 21.7 |
| Democratic | Charles Greene | 122,954 | 4.0 |
United States Senate election in California, 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Boxer | 5,173,467 | 47.9 |
| | Republican | Bruce Herschensohn | 4,644,182 | 43.0 |
| | American Independent | Jerome McCready | 373,051 | 3.5 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Genevieve Torres | 372,817 | 3.5 |
| | Libertarian | June R. Genis | 235,919 | 2.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,799,436 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 529,285 | 4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | |

### 1998

United States Senate Democratic primary election in California, 1998 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +% |
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 2,574,264 | 92.2 | |
| Democratic | John Pinkerton | 219,250 | 7.9 | |
United States Senate election in California, 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 4,410,056 | 53.1 | +5.2 |
| | Republican | Matt Fong | 3,575,078 | 43.0 | 0.0 |
| | Libertarian | Ted Brown | 93,926 | 1.1 | −1.1 |
| | Reform | Timothy R. Erich | 82,918 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | American Independent | H. Joseph Perrin, Sr. | 54,699 | 0.7 | −2.8 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Ophie C. Beltran | 48,685 | 0.6 | −2.9 |
| | Natural Law | Brian M. Rees | 46,543 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,311,905 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 834,978 | 10.1 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | +5.2 | |

### 2004

United States Senate election in California, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 6,955,728 | 57.7 | +4.6 |
| | Republican | Bill Jones | 4,555,922 | 37.8 | −5.2 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Marsha Feinland | 243,846 | 2.0 | +1.4 |
| | Libertarian | James P. Gray | 216,522 | 1.8 | +0.7 |
| | American Independent | Don J. Grundmann | 81,224 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,053,242 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,399,806 | 19.9 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | +9.8 | |

### 2010

United States Senate Democratic primary election in California, 2010 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 1,957,920 | 81.0 |
| Democratic | Brian Quintana | 338,442 | 13.9 |
| Democratic | Robert "Mickey" Kaus | 123,573 | 5.1 |
United States Senate election in California, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 5,205,852 | 52.2 | −5.5 |
| | Republican | Carly Fiorina | 4,205,160 | 42.2 | +4.4 |
| | Libertarian | Gail Lightfoot | 174,537 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Marsha Feinland | 134,634 | 1.4 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Duane Roberts | 127,768 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | American Independent | Edward C. Noonan | 125,075 | 1.2 | +0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,973,026 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,000,692 | 10.0 | −9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | -9.9 | |