Electoral history of Dianne Feinstein

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Senator 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.

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San Francisco mayoral elections

1971

San Francisco mayoral election, 1971 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Joseph Alioto 95,744 38.6
Nonpartisan Harold Dobbs 68,637 27.7
Nonpartisan Dianne Feinstein53,91121.8
Nonpartisan Fred Selinger13,9025.6
Nonpartisan Scott Newhall8,5343.4
Nonpartisan Tony Serra 2,7241.1
Nonpartisan Nathan Weinstein1,5410.6
Nonpartisan John C. Diamante1,4770.6
Nonpartisan Stanley Lee Cotton6700.3
Nonpartisan John Gardner Brent6610.3
Nonpartisan Jeffrey R. Chaskin3040.1
Total votes248,105 100.0

1975

San Francisco mayoral election, 1975 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan George Moscone 66,195 31.5
Nonpartisan John Barbagelata 40,540 19.3
Nonpartisan Dianne Feinstein39,34418.7
Nonpartisan John A. Ertola30,36014.5
Nonpartisan Milton Marks 27,91013.3
Nonpartisan John C. Diamante2,2181.1
Nonpartisan Roland Sheppard1,0800.5
Nonpartisan Ray Cunningham1,0610.5
Nonpartisan Josie-Lee Kuhlman4770.2
Nonpartisan Donald Donaldson4330.2
Nonpartisan Nicholas F. Benton3620.2
Total votes209,980 100.0

1979

San Francisco mayoral election, 1979 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) 81,115 46.6
Nonpartisan Quentin Kopp 77,784 44.7
Nonpartisan Jello Biafra 6,5913.8
Nonpartisan Sylvia Weinstein3,5292.0
Nonpartisan Cesar Ascarrunz1,7391.0
Nonpartisan Steve L. Calitri1,2850.7
Nonpartisan Tibor Uskert7390.4
Nonpartisan Joe Hughes6010.4
Nonpartisan Patricia Dolbeare5730.3
Total votes173,956 100.0
San Francisco mayoral runoff election, 1979 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) 102,233 54.0
Nonpartisan Quentin Kopp87,22646.0
Total votes189,459 100.0

1983

San Francisco mayoral election, 1983 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) 117,489 80.1
Nonpartisan Cesar Ascarrunz10,7137.3
Nonpartisan Gloria La Riva 7,6445.2
Nonpartisan Patricia Wright4,5663.1
Nonpartisan Brian Lantz3,5372.4
Nonpartisan Carrie Drake2,7001.8
Nonpartisan James Bond Zero (write-in)120.0
Nonpartisan Ellis Keyes (write-in)90.0
Nonpartisan Bobby Venegas (write-in)90.0
Total votes146,679 100.0

California gubernatorial elections

1990

California gubernatorial primary election, 1990 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dianne Feinstein 1,361,360 56.3
Democratic John Van de Kamp 1,067,89941.0
Democratic Frank L. Thomas35,9001.4
Democratic Charles Pineda Jr.25,3961.0
Democratic Franklin R. Geraty24,2510.9
Democratic John Hancock Abbott19,6970.8
Democratic Charles A. Mahon III17,9870.7
Democratic F. Frank Wong16,2800.6
Democratic Eileen Anderson16,1160.6
Democratic Lydon Byrne11,9750.5
Democratic Mark Calney7,9230.3
Democratic Sue Lockard Digre (write-in)680.0
Total votes2,604,852 100.0
California gubernatorial general election, 1990 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pete Wilson 3,791,904 49.3
Democratic Dianne Feinstein3,525,19745.8
Libertarian Dennis Thompson145,6281.9
American Independent Jerome McCready139,6611.8
Peace and Freedom Maria Elizabeth Muñoz96,8421.3
Total votes7,699,232 100.0
Republican hold

United States Senate elections

1992

United States Senate special primary election in California, 1992 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dianne Feinstein 1,775,124 57.7
Democratic Gray Davis 1,009,75132.8
Democratic Davis Kearms149,9184.9
Democratic Joseph Alioto139,4104.5
Total votes3,074,203 100.0
United States Senate special general election in California, 1992 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dianne Feinstein 5,853,651 54.3
Republican John F. Seymour (incumbent)4,093,50138.0
Peace and Freedom Gerald Horne 305,6972.8
American Independent Paul Meeuwenberg281,9732.6
Libertarian Richard Benjamin Boddie247,7992.3
Total votes10,782,621 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

1994

United States Senate primary election in California, 1994 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) 1,635,837 74.2
Democratic Ted J. Andromedas297,12813.5
Democratic Daniel O'Dowd271,61512.3
Total votes2,204,580 100.0
United States Senate general election in California, 1994 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) 3,979,152 46.7
Republican Michael Huffington 3,817,02544.8
Peace and Freedom Elizabeth Cervantes Barron 255,3013.0
Libertarian Richard Benjamin Boddie179,1002.1
American Independent Paul Meeuwenberg142,7711.7
Green Barbara Blong140,5671.7
Total votes8,513,916 100.0
Democratic hold

2000

United States Senate primary election in California, 2000 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) 3,759,560 95.5
Democratic Michael Schmier181,1044.5
Total votes3,940,664 100.0
United States Senate general election in California, 2000 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dianne Feinstein (Incumbent) 5,932,522 55.8
Republican Tom Campbell 3,886,85336.6
Green Medea Susan Benjamin 326,8283.1
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot187,7181.8
American Independent Diane Beall Templin134,5981.3
Reform Jose Luis Olivares Camahort96,5520.9
Natural Law Brian M. Rees58,5370.6
Independent John Emery Jones (write-in)60.0
Total votes10,623,614 100.0
Democratic hold

2006

United States Senate primary election in California, 2006 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) 2,176,888 87.0
Democratic Colleen Fernald199,1808.0
Democratic Martin Luther Church127,3015.0
Total votes2,503,369 100.0
United States Senate general election in California, 2006 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) 5,076,289 59.4
Republican Dick Mountjoy 2,990,82235.0
Green Todd Chretien 147,0741.7
Libertarian Michael S. Metti133,8511.6
Peace and Freedom Marsha Feinland 117,7641.4
American Independent Don Grundmann75,3500.9
Green Kent Mesplay (write-in)1600.0
Independent Jeffrey Mackler (write-in)1080.0
Independent Lea Sherman (write-in)470.0
Independent Connor Vlakancic (write-in)110.0
Total votes8,541,472 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

United States Senate primary election in California, 2012 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) 2,392,822 49.3
Republican Elizabeth Emken 613,613 12.6
Republican Dan Hughes323,8406.7
Republican Rick Williams157,9463.3
Republican Orly Taitz 154,7813.2
Republican Dennis Jackson137,1202.8
Republican Greg Conlon135,4212.8
Republican Al Ramirez109,3992.3
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot101,6482.1
Democratic Diane Stewart97,7822.0
Democratic Mike Strimling97,0242.0
Democratic David Levitt76,4821.6
Republican Oscar Braun75,8421.6
Republican Robert Lauten57,7201.2
Peace and Freedom Marsha Feinland54,1291.2
Democratic Colleen Shea Fernald51,6231.1
Republican Donald Krampe39,0350.8
American Independent Don J. Grundmann33,0370.7
Republican Dirk Allen Konopik29,9970.6
Republican John Boruff29,3570.6
Democratic Nak Shah27,2030.6
Republican Rogelio T. Gloria22,5290.5
Republican Nachum Shifren 21,7620.4
Peace and Freedom Kabiruddin Karim Ali12,2690.3
Republican Linda R. Price (write-in)250.0
Total votes4,852,406 100.0
United States Senate general election in California, 2012 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) 7,864,624 62.5
Republican Elizabeth Emken4,713,88737.5
Total votes12,578,511 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

United States Senate primary election in California, 2018 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) 2,947,035 44.2%
Democratic Kevin de León 805,446 12.1%
Republican James P. Bradley556,2528.3%
Republican Arun K. Bhumitra350,8155.3%
Republican Paul A. Taylor323,5334.9%
Republican Erin Cruz267,4944.0%
Republican Tom Palzer205,1833.1%
Democratic Alison Hartson147,0612.2%
Republican Rocky De La Fuente 135,2782.0%
Democratic Pat Harris126,9471.9%
Republican John "Jack" Crew93,8061.4%
Republican Patrick Little89,8671.3%
Republican Kevin Mottus87,6461.3%
Republican Jerry Joseph Laws67,1401.0%
Libertarian Derrick Michael Reid59,9990.9%
Democratic Adrienne Nicole Edwards56,1720.8%
Democratic Douglas Howard Pierce42,6710.6%
Republican Mario Nabliba39,2090.6%
Democratic David Hildebrand30,3050.5%
Democratic Donnie O. Turner30,1010.5%
Democratic Herbert G. Peters27,4680.4%
No party preference David Moore24,6140.4%
No party preference Ling Ling Shi23,5060.4%
Peace and Freedom John Thompson Parker22,8250.3%
No party preference Lee Olson20,3930.3%
Democratic Gerald Plummer18,2340.3%
No party preference Jason M. Hanania18,1710.3%
No party preference Don J. Grundmann15,1250.2%
No party preference Colleen Shea Fernald13,5360.2%
No party preference Rash Bihari Ghosh12,5570.2%
No party preference Tim Gildersleeve8,4820.1%
No party preference Michael Fahmy Girgis2,9860.0%
Green Michael V. Ziesing (write-in)8420.0%
No party preference Ursula M. Schilling (write-in)170.0%
Democratic Seelam Prabhakar Reddy (write-in)40.0%
Total votes6,670,720 100.0%
United States Senate election in California, 2018 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) 5,976,440 54.2% -8.12%
Democratic Kevin de León5,047,26845.8%N/A
Total votes11,023,708 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold

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  4. ↑ "San Francisco Mayor Race - Runoff - December 11, 1979". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
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  8. ↑ "United States Senate summary (1992 primary)" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
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  11. ↑ "United States Senate summary (1994 general)" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  12. ↑ "United States Senate summary (2000 primary)" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  13. ↑ "United States Senate summary (2000 general)" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  14. ↑ "United States Senate summary (2006 primary)" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  15. ↑ "United States Senate summary (2006 general)" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Statement of Vote (June 5, 2012, Presidential Primary Election)" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
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  19. ↑ "Statement of Vote" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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