# Electoral history of Dianne Feinstein

The electoral history of Dianne Feinstein. Feinstein previously served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Mayor of San Francisco, and was a United States Senator.

## San Francisco mayoral elections
### 1971

San Francisco mayoral election, 1971 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Joseph Alioto | 95,744 | 38.6 |
| | Nonpartisan | Harold Dobbs | 68,637 | 27.7 |
| | Nonpartisan | Dianne Feinstein | 53,911 | 21.8 |
| | Nonpartisan | Fred Selinger | 13,902 | 5.6 |
| | Nonpartisan | Scott Newhall | 8,534 | 3.4 |
| | Nonpartisan | Tony Serra | 2,724 | 1.1 |
| | Nonpartisan | Nathan Weinstein | 1,541 | 0.6 |
| | Nonpartisan | John C. Diamante | 1,477 | 0.6 |
| | Nonpartisan | Stanley Lee Cotton | 670 | 0.3 |
| | Nonpartisan | John Gardner Brent | 661 | 0.3 |
| | Nonpartisan | Jeffrey R. Chaskin | 304 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 248,105 | 100.0 |

### 1975

San Francisco mayoral election, 1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | George Moscone | 66,195 | 31.5 |
| | Nonpartisan | John Barbagelata | 40,540 | 19.3 |
| | Nonpartisan | Dianne Feinstein | 39,344 | 18.7 |
| | Nonpartisan | John A. Ertola | 30,360 | 14.5 |
| | Nonpartisan | Milton Marks | 27,910 | 13.3 |
| | Nonpartisan | John C. Diamante | 2,218 | 1.1 |
| | Nonpartisan | Roland Sheppard | 1,080 | 0.5 |
| | Nonpartisan | Ray Cunningham | 1,061 | 0.5 |
| | Nonpartisan | Josie-Lee Kuhlman | 477 | 0.2 |
| | Nonpartisan | Donald Donaldson | 433 | 0.2 |
| | Nonpartisan | Nicholas F. Benton | 362 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 209,980 | 100.0 |

### 1979

San Francisco mayoral election, 1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) | 81,115 | 42.2 |
| | Nonpartisan | Quentin Kopp | 77,784 | 40.4 |
| | Nonpartisan | David Scott | 18,506 | 9.6 |
| | Nonpartisan | Jello Biafra | 6,591 | 3.8 |
| | Nonpartisan | Sylvia Weinstein | 3,529 | 2.0 |
| | Nonpartisan | Cesar Ascarrunz | 1,739 | 1.0 |
| | Nonpartisan | Steve L. Calitri | 1,285 | 0.7 |
| | Nonpartisan | Tibor Uskert | 739 | 0.4 |
| | Nonpartisan | Joe Hughes | 601 | 0.4 |
| | Nonpartisan | Patricia Dolbeare | 573 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 192,462 | 100.0 |
San Francisco mayoral runoff election, 1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) | 102,233 | 54.0 |
| | Nonpartisan | Quentin Kopp | 87,226 | 46.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 189,459 | 100.0 |

### 1983

San Francisco mayoral election, 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) | 117,489 | 80.1 |
| | Nonpartisan | Cesar Ascarrunz | 10,713 | 7.3 |
| | Nonpartisan | Gloria La Riva | 7,644 | 5.2 |
| | Nonpartisan | Patricia Wright | 4,566 | 3.1 |
| | Nonpartisan | Brian Lantz | 3,537 | 2.4 |
| | Nonpartisan | Carrie Drake | 2,700 | 1.8 |
| | Nonpartisan | James Bond Zero (write-in) | 12 | 0.0 |
| | Nonpartisan | Ellis Keyes (write-in) | 9 | 0.0 |
| | Nonpartisan | Bobby Venegas (write-in) | 9 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 146,679 | 100.0 |

## California gubernatorial elections
### 1990

California gubernatorial primary election, 1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dianne Feinstein | 1,361,360 | 56.3 |
| | Democratic | John Van de Kamp | 1,067,899 | 41.0 |
| | Democratic | Frank L. Thomas | 35,900 | 1.4 |
| | Democratic | Charles Pineda Jr. | 25,396 | 1.0 |
| | Democratic | Franklin R. Geraty | 24,251 | 0.9 |
| | Democratic | John Hancock Abbott | 19,697 | 0.8 |
| | Democratic | Charles A. Mahon III | 17,987 | 0.7 |
| | Democratic | F. Frank Wong | 16,280 | 0.6 |
| | Democratic | Eileen Anderson | 16,116 | 0.6 |
| | Democratic | Lydon Byrne | 11,975 | 0.5 |
| | Democratic | Mark Calney | 7,923 | 0.3 |
| | Democratic | Sue Lockard Digre (write-in) | 68 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,604,852 | 100.0 |
California gubernatorial general election, 1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Pete Wilson | 3,791,904 | 49.3 |
| | Democratic | Dianne Feinstein | 3,525,197 | 45.8 |
| | Libertarian | Dennis Thompson | 145,628 | 1.9 |
| | American Independent | Jerome McCready | 139,661 | 1.8 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Maria Elizabeth Muñoz | 96,842 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,699,232 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## United States Senate elections
### 1992

United States Senate special primary election in California, 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dianne Feinstein | 1,775,124 | 57.7 |
| | Democratic | Gray Davis | 1,009,751 | 32.8 |
| | Democratic | Davis Kearms | 149,918 | 4.9 |
| | Democratic | Joseph Alioto | 139,410 | 4.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,074,203 | 100.0 |
United States Senate special general election in California, 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dianne Feinstein | 5,853,651 | 54.3 |
| | Republican | John F. Seymour (incumbent) | 4,093,501 | 38.0 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Gerald Horne | 305,697 | 2.8 |
| | American Independent | Paul Meeuwenberg | 281,973 | 2.6 |
| | Libertarian | Richard Benjamin Boddie | 247,799 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,782,621 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 1994

United States Senate primary election in California, 1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) | 1,635,837 | 74.2 |
| | Democratic | Ted J. Andromedas | 297,128 | 13.5 |
| | Democratic | Daniel O'Dowd | 271,615 | 12.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,204,580 | 100.0 |
United States Senate general election in California, 1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) | 3,979,152 | 46.7 |
| | Republican | Michael Huffington | 3,817,025 | 44.8 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Elizabeth Cervantes Barron | 255,301 | 3.0 |
| | Libertarian | Richard Benjamin Boddie | 179,100 | 2.1 |
| | American Independent | Paul Meeuwenberg | 142,771 | 1.7 |
| | Green | Barbara Blong | 140,567 | 1.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,513,916 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

United States Senate primary election in California, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) | 3,759,560 | 95.5 |
| | Democratic | Michael Schmier | 181,104 | 4.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,940,664 | 100.0 |
United States Senate general election in California, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dianne Feinstein (Incumbent) | 5,932,522 | 55.8 |
| | Republican | Tom Campbell | 3,886,853 | 36.6 |
| | Green | Medea Susan Benjamin | 326,828 | 3.1 |
| | Libertarian | Gail Lightfoot | 187,718 | 1.8 |
| | American Independent | Diane Beall Templin | 134,598 | 1.3 |
| | Reform | Jose Luis Olivares Camahort | 96,552 | 0.9 |
| | Natural Law | Brian M. Rees | 58,537 | 0.6 |
| | Independent | John Emery Jones (write-in) | 6 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,623,614 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

United States Senate primary election in California, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) | 2,176,888 | 87.0 |
| | Democratic | Colleen Fernald | 199,180 | 8.0 |
| | Democratic | Martin Luther Church | 127,301 | 5.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,503,369 | 100.0 |
United States Senate general election in California, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) | 5,076,289 | 59.4 |
| | Republican | Dick Mountjoy | 2,990,822 | 35.0 |
| | Green | Todd Chretien | 147,074 | 1.7 |
| | Libertarian | Michael S. Metti | 133,851 | 1.6 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Marsha Feinland | 117,764 | 1.4 |
| | American Independent | Don Grundmann | 75,350 | 0.9 |
| | Green | Kent Mesplay (write-in) | 160 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Jeffrey Mackler (write-in) | 108 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Lea Sherman (write-in) | 47 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Connor Vlakancic (write-in) | 11 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,541,472 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

United States Senate primary election in California, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) | 2,392,822 | 49.3 |
| | Republican | Elizabeth Emken | 613,613 | 12.6 |
| | Republican | Dan Hughes | 323,840 | 6.7 |
| | Republican | Rick Williams | 157,946 | 3.3 |
| | Republican | Orly Taitz | 154,781 | 3.2 |
| | Republican | Dennis Jackson | 137,120 | 2.8 |
| | Republican | Greg Conlon | 135,421 | 2.8 |
| | Republican | Al Ramirez | 109,399 | 2.3 |
| | Libertarian | Gail Lightfoot | 101,648 | 2.1 |
| | Democratic | Diane Stewart | 97,782 | 2.0 |
| | Democratic | Mike Strimling | 97,024 | 2.0 |
| | Democratic | David Levitt | 76,482 | 1.6 |
| | Republican | Oscar Braun | 75,842 | 1.6 |
| | Republican | Robert Lauten | 57,720 | 1.2 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Marsha Feinland | 54,129 | 1.2 |
| | Democratic | Colleen Shea Fernald | 51,623 | 1.1 |
| | Republican | Donald Krampe | 39,035 | 0.8 |
| | American Independent | Don J. Grundmann | 33,037 | 0.7 |
| | Republican | Dirk Allen Konopik | 29,997 | 0.6 |
| | Republican | John Boruff | 29,357 | 0.6 |
| | Democratic | Nak Shah | 27,203 | 0.6 |
| | Republican | Rogelio T. Gloria | 22,529 | 0.5 |
| | Republican | Nachum Shifren | 21,762 | 0.4 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Kabiruddin Karim Ali | 12,269 | 0.3 |
| | Republican | Linda R. Price (write-in) | 25 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,852,406 | 100.0 |
United States Senate general election in California, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) | 7,864,624 | 62.5 |
| | Republican | Elizabeth Emken | 4,713,887 | 37.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,578,511 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

United States Senate primary election in California, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) | 2,947,035 | 44.2% |
| | Democratic | Kevin de León | 805,446 | 12.1% |
| | Republican | James P. Bradley | 556,252 | 8.3% |
| | Republican | Arun K. Bhumitra | 350,815 | 5.3% |
| | Republican | Paul A. Taylor | 323,533 | 4.9% |
| | Republican | Erin Cruz | 267,494 | 4.0% |
| | Republican | Tom Palzer | 205,183 | 3.1% |
| | Democratic | Alison Hartson | 147,061 | 2.2% |
| | Republican | Rocky De La Fuente | 135,278 | 2.0% |
| | Democratic | Pat Harris | 126,947 | 1.9% |
| | Republican | John "Jack" Crew | 93,806 | 1.4% |
| | Republican | Patrick Little | 89,867 | 1.3% |
| | Republican | Kevin Mottus | 87,646 | 1.3% |
| | Republican | Jerry Joseph Laws | 67,140 | 1.0% |
| | Libertarian | Derrick Michael Reid | 59,999 | 0.9% |
| | Democratic | Adrienne Nicole Edwards | 56,172 | 0.8% |
| | Democratic | Douglas Howard Pierce | 42,671 | 0.6% |
| | Republican | Mario Nabliba | 39,209 | 0.6% |
| | Democratic | David Hildebrand | 30,305 | 0.5% |
| | Democratic | Donnie O. Turner | 30,101 | 0.5% |
| | Democratic | Herbert G. Peters | 27,468 | 0.4% |
| | No party preference | David Moore | 24,614 | 0.4% |
| | No party preference | Ling Ling Shi | 23,506 | 0.4% |
| | Peace and Freedom | John Thompson Parker | 22,825 | 0.3% |
| | No party preference | Lee Olson | 20,393 | 0.3% |
| | Democratic | Gerald Plummer | 18,234 | 0.3% |
| | No party preference | Jason M. Hanania | 18,171 | 0.3% |
| | No party preference | Don J. Grundmann | 15,125 | 0.2% |
| | No party preference | Colleen Shea Fernald | 13,536 | 0.2% |
| | No party preference | Rash Bihari Ghosh | 12,557 | 0.2% |
| | No party preference | Tim Gildersleeve | 8,482 | 0.1% |
| | No party preference | Michael Fahmy Girgis | 2,986 | 0.0% |
| | Green | Michael V. Ziesing (write-in) | 842 | 0.0% |
| | No party preference | Ursula M. Schilling (write-in) | 17 | 0.0% |
| | Democratic | Seelam Prabhakar Reddy (write-in) | 4 | 0.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,670,720 | 100.0% |
United States Senate election in California, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) | 5,976,440 | 54.2% | −8.12% |
| | Democratic | Kevin de León | 5,047,268 | 45.8% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,023,708 | 100.0% | N/A |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |