California — 2012 Election Results

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Certified returns for every federal race in California in 2012, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 54 of 54 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.

President

Presidential electors — votes by party line

Party line	Votes	Share
Democratic	7,854,285	60.2%
Republican	4,839,958	37.1%
Libertarian	143,221	1.1%
Green	85,638	0.7%
Peace and Freedom	53,824	0.4%
American Independent	38,372	0.3%
Write-in	23,249	0.2%
Total	13,038,547

The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2012 election page.

U.S. Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dianne Feinstein	Democrat	7,864,624	62.5%
Elizabeth Emken	Republican	4,713,887	37.5%
Total		12,578,511

U.S. House of Representatives

District 1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Doug La Malfa	Republican	168,827	57.4%
Jim Reed	Democrat	125,386	42.6%
Total		294,213

District 2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jared Huffman	Democrat	226,216	71.2%
Daniel W. Roberts	Republican	91,310	28.8%
Total		317,526

District 3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Garamendi	Democrat	126,882	54.2%
Kim Vann	Republican	107,086	45.8%
Total		233,968

District 4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom McClintock	Republican	197,803	61.1%
Jack Uppal	Democrat	125,885	38.9%
Total		323,688

District 5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Thompson	Democrat	202,872	74.5%
Randy Loftin	Republican	69,545	25.5%
Total		272,417

District 6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Doris O. Matsui	Democrat	160,667	75.1%
Joseph McCray, Sr.	Republican	53,406	24.9%
Total		214,073

District 7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ami Bera	Democrat	141,241	51.7%
Daniel E. Lungren	Republican	132,050	48.3%
Total		273,291

District 8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Cook	Republican	103,093	57.4%
Gregg Imus	Republican	76,551	42.6%
Total		179,644

District 9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jerry McNerney	Democrat	118,373	55.6%
Ricky Gill	Republican	94,704	44.4%
Total		213,077

District 10

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jeff Denham	Republican	110,265	52.7%
Jose Hernandez	Democrat	98,934	47.3%
Total		209,199

District 11

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George Miller	Democrat	200,743	69.7%
Virginia Fuller	Republican	87,136	30.3%
Total		287,879

District 12

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nancy Pelosi	Democrat	253,709	85.1%
John Dennis	Republican	44,478	14.9%
Total		298,187

District 13

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Barbara Lee	Democrat	250,436	86.8%
Marilyn M. Singleton	No Party Preference	38,146	13.2%
Total		288,582

District 14

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jackie Speier	Democrat	203,828	78.9%
Deborah ‘‘Debbie’’ Bacigalupi	Republican	54,455	21.1%
Total		258,283

District 15

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Eric Swalwell	Democrat	120,388	52.1%
Fortney Pete Stark	Democrat	110,646	47.9%
Total		231,034

District 16

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jim Costa	Democrat	84,649	57.4%
Brian Daniel Whelan	Republican	62,801	42.6%
Total		147,450

District 17

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael M. Honda	Democrat	159,392	73.5%
Evelyn Li	Republican	57,336	26.5%
Total		216,728

District 18

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anna G. Eshoo	Democrat	212,831	70.5%
Dave Chapman	Republican	89,103	29.5%
Total		301,934

District 19

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Zoe Lofgren	Democrat	162,300	73.2%
Robert Murray	Republican	59,313	26.8%
Total		221,613

District 20

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam Farr	Democrat	172,996	74.1%
Jeff Taylor	Republican	60,566	25.9%
Total		233,562

District 21

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David G. Valadao	Republican	67,164	57.8%
John Hernandez	Democrat	49,119	42.2%
Total		116,283

District 22

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Devin Nunes	Republican	132,386	61.9%
Otto Lee	Democrat	81,555	38.1%
Total		213,941

District 23

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kevin McCarthy	Republican	158,161	73.2%
Terry Phillips	No Party Preference	57,842	26.8%
Total		216,003

District 24

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lois Capps	Democrat	156,749	55.1%
Abel Maldonado	Republican	127,746	44.9%
Total		284,495

District 25

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon	Republican	129,593	54.8%
Lee C. Rogers	Democrat	106,982	45.2%
Total		236,575

District 26

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Julia Brownley	Democrat	139,072	52.7%
Tony Strickland	Republican	124,863	47.3%
Total		263,935

District 27

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Judy Chu	Democrat	154,191	64.0%
Jack Orswell	Republican	86,817	36.0%
Total		241,008

District 28

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adam B. Schiff	Democrat	188,703	76.5%
Phil Jennerjahn	Republican	58,008	23.5%
Total		246,711

District 29

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Cardenas	Democrat	111,287	74.1%
David R. Hernandez	No Party Preference	38,994	25.9%
Total		150,281

District 30

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Brad Sherman	Democrat	149,456	60.3%
Howard L. Berman	Democrat	98,395	39.7%
Total		247,851

District 31

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gary G. Miller	Republican	88,964	55.2%
Bob Dutton	Republican	72,255	44.8%
Total		161,219

District 32

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Grace F. Napolitano	Democrat	124,903	65.7%
David L. Miller	Republican	65,208	34.3%
Total		190,111

District 33

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Henry A. Waxman	Democrat	171,860	54.0%
Bill Bloomfield	No Party Preference	146,660	46.0%
Total		318,520

District 34

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Xavier Becerra	Democrat	120,367	85.6%
Stephen C. Smith	Republican	20,223	14.4%
Total		140,590

District 35

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gloria Negrete McLeod	Democrat	79,698	55.9%
Joe Baca	Democrat	62,982	44.1%
Total		142,680

District 36

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Raul Ruiz	Democrat	110,189	52.9%
Mary Bono Mack	Republican	97,953	47.1%
Total		208,142

District 37

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Karen Bass	Democrat	207,039	86.4%
Morgan Osborne	Republican	32,541	13.6%
Total		239,580

District 38

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Linda T. Sánchez	Democrat	145,280	67.5%
Benjamin Campos	Republican	69,807	32.5%
Total		215,087

District 39

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edward R. Royce	Republican	145,607	57.8%
Jay Chen	Democrat	106,360	42.2%
Total		251,967

District 40

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lucille Roybal-Allard	Democrat	73,940	58.9%
David Sanchez	Democrat	51,613	41.1%
Total		125,553

District 41

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Takano	Democrat	103,578	59.0%
John Tavaglione	Republican	72,074	41.0%
Total		175,652

District 42

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ken Calvert	Republican	130,245	60.6%
Michael Williamson	Democrat	84,702	39.4%
Total		214,947

District 43

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Maxine Waters	Democrat	143,123	71.2%
Bob Flores	Democrat	57,771	28.8%
Total		200,894

District 44

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Janice Hahn	Democrat	99,909	60.2%
Laura Richardson	Democrat	65,989	39.8%
Total		165,898

District 45

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Campbell	Republican	171,417	58.5%
Sukhee Kang	Democrat	121,814	41.5%
Total		293,231

District 46

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Loretta Sanchez	Democrat	95,694	63.9%
Jerry Hayden	Republican	54,121	36.1%
Total		149,815

District 47

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alan Lowenthal	Democrat	130,093	56.6%
Gary DeLong	Republican	99,919	43.4%
Total		230,012

District 48

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dana Rohrabacher	Republican	177,144	61.0%
Ron Varasteh	Democrat	113,358	39.0%
Total		290,502

District 49

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Darrell E. Issa	Republican	159,725	58.2%
Jerry Tetalman	Democrat	114,893	41.8%
Total		274,618

District 50

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Duncan Hunter	Republican	174,838	67.7%
David B. Secor	Democrat	83,455	32.3%
Total		258,293

District 51

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Juan Vargas	Democrat	113,934	71.5%
Michael Crimmins	Republican	45,464	28.5%
Total		159,398

District 52

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Scott Peters	Democrat	151,451	51.2%
Brian P. Bilbray	Republican	144,459	48.8%
Total		295,910

District 53

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Susan A. Davis	Democrat	164,825	61.4%
Nick Popaditch	Republican	103,482	38.6%
Total		268,307

Source

Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2012 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.

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