Cervantes Barron ran for U.S. Representative from California in 1974. In 1978 she became the party's "all time top vote getter" when she ran for
California State Controller, getting 300,000 votes. In
1980 she ran for
United States Vice President as the running mate of
Maureen Smith, winning more than 18,000 votes. She ran for
United States Senator from California in 1994, winning 255,301 votes, but lost to
Dianne Feinstein. She was the Peace and Freedom Party candidate for
California State Controller in 2006, receiving 212,383 votes, 2.5% of the total. == References ==