Dan Lungren
Republican
Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
11-02-1976 | Republican | CD-34 | 98147 | Loss |
11-07-1978 | Republican | CD-34 | 90554 | Win |
11-04-1980 | Republican | CD-34 | 138024 | Win |
11-02-1982 | Republican | CD-42 | 142845 | Win |
11-06-1984 | Republican | CD-42 | 177783 | Win |
11-04-1986 | Republican | CD-42 | 140364 | Win |
02-25-1988 | Republican | Treasurer | 0 | Loss |
11-06-1990 | Republican | Attorney General | 3407927 | Win |
11-08-1994 | Republican | Attorney General | 4438733 | Win |
11-03-1998 | Republican | Governor | 3216749 | Loss |
11-02-2004 | Republican | CD-03 | 177113 | Win |
11-07-2006 | Republican | CD-03 | 135709 | Win |
11-04-2008 | Republican | CD-03 | 155424 | Win |
11-02-2010 | Republican | CD-03 | 131169 | Win |
11-06-2012 | Republican | CD-07 | 132050 | Loss |
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Candidate Biography:
Daniel Edward Lungren
Born: September 22, 1946 in Long Beach, CA
Married: Barbara "Bobbi" Kolls (Lungren)*
Children: Jeff, Kelly, and Kathleen
University: University of Southern California
1969: Staff, U.S. Senator George Murphy [California]
1970: Staff, U.S. Senator Bill Brock [Tennessee]
1971-1972: Staff, Republican National Committee
1974-1979: Delegate, California State Republican Conventions
1986: Early Primary Candidate for US Senate (withdrew)
2008: Delegate, Republican National Convention
2008: Candidate for House Minority Leader (Lost)
- Lungren is one of three individuals to be refused confirmation by the Legislature following appointment by a Governor to fill a vacant statewide office. His appointment as Treasurer (following the death of Jesse Unruh) was approved by the Assembly but rejected by the Senate.
- CLOSE CONTEST: Lungren won the 1990 General Election when he defeated Arlo Smith by 10,906 votes (0.2%).
- GEOGRAPHY: Nielsen is one of a VERY small number of elected officials in the modern era to hold elected offices in several different regions of the state. From 1979-1988, Lungren was elected to a Congressional district including parts of Orange and Los Angeles counties. From 2005-2013, Lungren represented a district including Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Sacramento, and Solano counties.