2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on November 6, 2012, with a primary election on June 5, 2012. Voters elected the 53 U.S. representatives from the state, one from each of the state's 53 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and a U.S. Senate election.

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California

November 6, 2012
All 53 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party Democratic Republican Last election 34 19 Seats won 38 15 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 7,392,703 4,530,012 Percentage 60.57% 37.12% Swing 7.18% 6.38%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain

According to The Cook Political Report and Roll Call, the most competitive districts were the 7th, 10th, 26th, 36th, and 52nd; additionally, the 3rd, 9th, 24th, 41st, and 47th were rated as less than safe.[1][2] Roll Call additionally listed the 21st district as competitive. Voters in 14 districts elected new representatives: the 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th, 15th, 21st, 26th, 29th, 35th, 36th, 41st, 47th, 51st, and 52nd. Two districts, the 30th and the 44th, had two incumbents running against each other.

This was the first election using congressional districts drawn by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. The districts, based on the 2010 United States Census, were approved on August 15, 2011.[3] It was also the first non-special election to use the nonpartisan blanket primary system established by Proposition 14. As a result, eight districts featured general elections with two candidates of the same party: the 15th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 43rd, and 44th with two Democrats; and the 8th and 31st with two Republicans.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2012 Primary election — June 5, 2012
Party		Votes	Percentage	Candidates	Advancing to general	Seats contesting
	Democratic	2,643,313	53.41%	107	56	50
	Republican	2,072,433	41.87%	98	46	44
	No party preference	189,783	3.83%	25	4	4
	Green	26,674	0.54%	6	0	0
	Libertarian	14,787	0.30%	4	0	0
	Peace and Freedom	2,415	0.05%	2	0	0
Valid votes		4,949,405	92.89%	—	—	—
Invalid votes		378,891	7.11%	—	—	—
Totals		5,328,296	100.00%	242	106	—
Voter turnout		31.06%

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2012 General election — November 6, 2012
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	7,392,703	60.57%	38	4
	Republican	4,530,012	37.12%	15	4
	No party preference	281,642	2.31%	0
Valid votes		12,204,357	92.44%	—	—
Invalid or blank votes		997,801	7.56%	—	—
Totals		13,202,158	100.00%	53	—
Voter turnout		72.36%

Districts

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52 • District 53

District 1

The 1st district is based in inland Northern California and includes Chico and Redding. Republican Wally Herger, who represented the 2nd district from 1987 to 2013, retired.[4]

California's 1st congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug LaMalfa	66,527	37.9
	Democratic	Jim Reed	43,409	24.8
	Republican	Sam Aanestad	25,224	14.4
	Republican	Michael Dacquisto	10,530	6.0
	Republican	Pete Stiglich	10,258	5.8
	Democratic	Nathan Arrowsmith	8,598	4.9
	No party preference	Gary Allen Oxley	5,901	3.4
	Republican	Gregory Cheadle	4,939	2.8
Total votes			175,386	100.0
General election
	Republican	Doug LaMalfa	168,827	57.4
	Democratic	Jim Reed	125,386	42.6
Total votes			294,213	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

The 2nd district is based in California's North Coast and includes Marin County and Eureka. Democrat Lynn Woolsey, who represented the 6th district from 1993 to 2013, retired.[5]

California's 2nd congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Huffman	63,922	37.5
	Republican	Daniel Roberts	25,635	15.0
	Democratic	Norman Solomon	25,462	14.9
	Democratic	Stacey Lawson	16,946	9.9
	Democratic	Susan Adams	14,041	8.2
	Republican	Mike Halliwell	10,008	5.9
	No party preference	Brooke Clarke	3,715	2.2
	Democratic	Tiffany Renée	3,033	1.8
	No party preference	John Lewallen	2,488	1.5
	Democratic	William L. Courtney	2,385	1.4
	Democratic	Andy Caffrey	1,737	1.0
	Democratic	Larry Fritzlan	1,151	0.7
Total votes			170,523	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jared Huffman	226,216	71.2
	Republican	Daniel Roberts	91,310	28.8
Total votes			317,526	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

The 3rd district is based in north central California and includes Davis, Fairfield, and Yuba City. Democrat John Garamendi, who represented the 10th district from 2009 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 3rd congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Garamendi (incumbent)	59,546	51.5
	Republican	Kim Vann	30,254	26.2
	Republican	Rick Tubbs	17,902	15.5
	Republican	Tony Carlos	5,541	4.8
	Republican	Eugene Ray	2,438	2.1
Total votes			115,681	100.0
General election
	Democratic	John Garamendi (incumbent)	126,882	54.2
	Republican	Kim Vann	107,086	45.8
Total votes			233,968	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

The 4th district is based in east central California and includes Lake Tahoe, Roseville, and Yosemite National Park. Republican Tom McClintock, who has represented the 4th district since 2009, won reelection here.

California's 4th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom McClintock (incumbent)	114,311	64.8
	Democratic	Jack Uppal	62,130	35.2
Total votes			176,441	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tom McClintock (incumbent)	197,803	61.1
	Democratic	Jack Uppal	125,885	38.9
Total votes			323,688	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

The 5th district is based in the North Bay and includes Napa, Santa Rosa, and Vallejo. Democrat Mike Thompson, who represented the 1st district from 1999 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 5th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Thompson (incumbent)	95,748	72.2
	Republican	Randy Loftin	22,137	16.7
	Republican	Stewart John Cilley	14,734	11.1
Total votes			132,619	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mike Thompson (incumbent)	202,872	74.5
	Republican	Randy Loftin	69,545	25.5
Total votes			272,417	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

The 6th district is based in north central California and includes Sacramento. Democrat Doris Matsui, who represented the 5th district from 2005 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 6th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doris Matsui (incumbent)	67,174	71.4
	Republican	Joseph McCray, Sr.	15,647	16.6
	Republican	Erik Smitt	11,254	12.0
Total votes			94,075	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Doris Matsui (incumbent)	160,667	75.1
	Republican	Joseph McCray, Sr.	53,406	24.9
Total votes			214,073	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

The 7th district is based in north central California and includes eastern Sacramento County. Republican Dan Lungren, who represented the 3rd district from 2005 to 2013 and previously served from 1979 until 1989, lost reelection here to Democrat Ami Bera. In May 2016, Babulal Bera, Ami Bera's father, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of election fraud affecting the 2010 and 2012 elections,[6] and was convicted of illegally funneling $250,000 to Bera's campaigns between 2010 and 2012.[7]

California's 7th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Lungren (incumbent)	63,586	52.7
	Democratic	Ami Bera	49,433	41.0
	No party preference	Curt Taras	3,854	3.2
	Libertarian	Douglas Arthur Tuma	3,707	3.1
Total votes			120,580	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ami Bera	141,241	51.7
	Republican	Dan Lungren (incumbent)	132,050	48.3
Total votes			273,291	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 8

The 8th district is based in the eastern High Desert and includes Victorville and Yucaipa. Republican Jerry Lewis, who represented the 41st district from 2003 to 2013 and its predecessors since 1983, retired.[8]

California's 8th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gregg Imus	12,754	15.6
	Republican	Paul Cook	12,517	15.3
	Republican	Phil Liberatore	12,277	15.0
	Democratic	Jackie Conaway	11,674	14.3
	Republican	Brad Mitzelfelt	8,801	10.8
	Democratic	John Pinkerton	7,941	9.7
	Republican	Angela Valles	4,924	6.0
	Republican	Ryan McEachron	3,181	3.9
	No party preference	Anthony Adams	2,750	3.4
	Republican	Bill Jensen	1,850	2.3
	Republican	George T. Craig	1,376	1.7
	Republican	Joseph D. Napolitano	1,050	1.3
	Republican	Dennis L. Albertsen	761	0.9
Total votes			81,856	100.0
General election
	Republican	Paul Cook	103,093	57.4
	Republican	Gregg Imus	76,551	42.6
Total votes			179,644	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

The 9th district is based in the Central Valley and includes the San Joaquin Delta and Stockton. Democrat Jerry McNerney, who represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 9th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerry McNerney (incumbent)	45,696	47.8
	Republican	Ricky Gill	38,488	40.2
	Republican	John McDonald	11,458	12.0
Total votes			95,642	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jerry McNerney (incumbent)	118,373	55.6
	Republican	Ricky Gill	94,704	44.4
Total votes			213,077	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

The 10th district is based in the Central Valley and includes Modesto and Tracy. Democrat Dennis Cardoza, who represented the 18th district from 2003 to 2013, retired.[9] Republican Jeff Denham, who represented the 19th district from 2011 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 10th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Denham (incumbent)	45,779	49.2
	Democratic	José M. Hernández	26,072	28.0
	No party preference	Chad M. Condit	13,983	15.0
	Democratic	Michael J. "Mike" Barkley	5,028	5.4
	No party preference	Troy Wayne McComack	2,114	2.3
Total votes			92,976	100.0
General election
	Republican	Jeff Denham (incumbent)	110,265	52.7
	Democratic	José M. Hernández	98,934	47.3
Total votes			209,199	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

The 11th district is based in the East Bay and includes Concord and Richmond. Democrat George Miller, who represented the 7th district from 1975 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 11th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Miller (incumbent)	76,163	58.5
	Republican	Virginia Fuller	40,333	31.0
	Democratic	John Fitzgerald	9,092	7.0
	Democratic	Cheryl Sudduth	4,635	3.6
Total votes			130,223	100.0
General election
	Democratic	George Miller (incumbent)	200,743	69.7
	Republican	Virginia Fuller	87,136	30.3
Total votes			287,879	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 12

The 12th district is based in the Bay Area and includes most of San Francisco. House Democratic Leader and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who represented the 8th district from 1993 to 2013 and previously represented the 5th district from 1987 until 1993, won reelection here.

California's 12th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)	89,446	74.9
	Republican	John Dennis	16,206	13.6
	Green	Barry Hermanson	6,398	5.4
	Democratic	David Peterson	3,756	3.1
	Democratic	Summer Justice Shields	2,146	1.9
	Democratic	Américo Arturo Díaz	1,499	1.3
Total votes			119,451	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)	253,709	85.1
	Republican	John Dennis	44,478	14.9
Total votes			298,187	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 13

The 13th district is based in the East Bay and includes Berkeley and Oakland. Democrat Barbara Lee, who represented the 9th district from 1998 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 13th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Lee (incumbent)	94,709	83.1
	No party preference	Marilyn M. Singleton	13,502	11.8
	Democratic	Justin Jelincic	5,741	5.0
Total votes			113,952	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Barbara Lee (incumbent)	250,436	86.8
	No party preference	Marilyn M. Singleton	38,146	13.2
Total votes			288,582	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14

The 14th district is based in the Bay Area and includes most of San Mateo County. Democrat Jackie Speier, who represented the 12th district from 2008 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 14th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jackie Speier (incumbent)	80,850	74.3
	Republican	Deborah (Debbie) Bacigalupi	23,299	21.4
	Democratic	Michael J. Moloney	4,607	4.2
Total votes			108,756	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jackie Speier (incumbent)	203,828	78.9
	Republican	Deborah (Debbie) Bacigalupi	54,455	21.1
Total votes			258,283	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 15

The 15th district is based in the East Bay and includes Hayward and Livermore. Democrat Pete Stark, who represented the 13th district from 1993 to 2013 and its predecessors since 1973, lost reelection here to fellow Democrat Eric Swalwell.

California's 15th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Stark (incumbent)	39,943	42.1
	Democratic	Eric Swalwell	34,347	36.0
	No party preference	Christopher "Chris" J. Pareja	20,618	21.7
Total votes			94,908	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Eric Swalwell	120,388	52.1
	Democratic	Pete Stark (incumbent)	110,646	47.9
Total votes			231,034	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 16

The 16th district is based in the Central Valley and includes Fresno and Merced. Democrat Jim Costa, who represented the 20th district from 2005 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 16th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Costa (incumbent)	25,355	42.7
	Republican	Brian Daniel Whelan	15,053	25.3
	Republican	Johnny M. Tacherra	6,776	11.4
	Republican	Mark Garcia	6,529	11.0
	Democratic	Loraine Goodwin	5,703	9.6
Total votes			59,416	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jim Costa (incumbent)	84,649	57.4
	Republican	Brian Daniel Whelan	62,801	42.6
Total votes			147,450	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 17

The 17th district is based in the Bay Area and includes Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Fremont, and Milpitas. Democrat Mike Honda, who represented the 15th district from 2001 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 17th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Honda (incumbent)	60,252	66.7
	Republican	Evelyn Li	24,916	27.6
	No party preference	Charles Richardson	5,163	5.7
Total votes			90,331	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mike Honda (incumbent)	159,392	73.5
	Republican	Evelyn Li	57,336	26.5
Total votes			216,728	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 18

The 18th district is based in the Bay Area and includes Palo Alto, Redwood City, and Saratoga. Democrat Anna Eshoo, who represented the 14th district from 1993 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 18th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anna Eshoo (incumbent)	86,851	61.5
	Republican	Dave Chapman	42,174	29.8
	Democratic	William Parks	6,504	4.6
	Green	Carol Brouillet	5,777	4.1
Total votes			141,306	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Anna Eshoo (incumbent)	212,831	70.5
	Republican	Dave Chapman	89,103	29.5
Total votes			301,934	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 19

The 19th district is based in the South Bay and includes most of San Jose. Democrat Zoe Lofgren, who represented the 16th district from 1995 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 19th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)	60,726	65.2
	Republican	Robert Murray	21,421	23.0
	Republican	Phat Nguyen	7,192	7.7
	No party preference	Jay Cabrera	3,829	4.1
Total votes			93,168	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)	162,300	73.2
	Republican	Robert Murray	59,313	26.8
Total votes			221,613	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 20

The 20th district is based in the Central Coast and includes Monterey and Santa Cruz. Democrat Sam Farr, who represented the 17th district from 1993 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 20th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Farr (incumbent)	68,895	64.4
	Republican	Jeff Taylor	23,905	22.3
	Republican	Mike LeBarre	5,487	5.1
	Democratic	Art Dunn	4,095	3.8
	Green	Eric Petersen	2,211	2.1
	No party preference	Robert Paul Kabat	1,733	1.6
	No party preference	Dan Caudle	703	0.7
Total votes			107,029	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Sam Farr (incumbent)	172,996	74.1
	Republican	Jeff Taylor	60,566	25.9
Total votes			233,562	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 21

The 21st district is based in the Central Valley and includes Hanford and parts of Bakersfield. The district had no incumbent.

California's 21st congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Valadao	27,251	57.0
	Democratic	John Hernandez	10,575	22.1
	Democratic	Blong Xiong	9,990	20.9
Total votes			47,816	100.0
General election
	Republican	David Valadao	67,164	57.8
	Democratic	John Hernandez	49,119	42.2
Total votes			116,283	100.0
	Republican win (new seat)

District 22

The 22nd district is based in the Central Valley and includes Clovis, Tulare, and Visalia. Republican Devin Nunes, who represented the 21st district from 2003 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 22nd congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Devin Nunes (incumbent)	67,386	70.6
	Democratic	Otto Lee	28,091	29.4
Total votes			95,477	100.0
General election
	Republican	Devin Nunes (incumbent)	132,386	61.9
	Democratic	Otto Lee	81,555	38.1
Total votes			213,941	100.0
	Republican hold

District 23

The 23rd district is based in the southern Central Valley and includes parts of Bakersfield. House Majority Whip and Republican Kevin McCarthy, who represented the 22nd district from 2007 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 23rd congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin McCarthy (incumbent)	71,109	72.2
	No party preference	Terry Phillips	17,018	17.3
	Republican	Eric Parker	10,414	10.6
Total votes			98,541	100.0
General election
	Republican	Kevin McCarthy (incumbent)	158,161	73.2
	No party preference	Terry Phillips	57,842	26.8
Total votes			216,003	100.0
	Republican hold

District 24

The 24th district is based in the Central Coast and includes San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. Democrat Lois Capps, who represented California's 23rd congressional district from 2003 to 2013 and the 22nd district from 1998 to 2003, won reelection here.

California's 24th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lois Capps (incumbent)	72,356	46.4
	Republican	Abel Maldonado	46,295	29.7
	Republican	Christopher Mitchum	33,604	21.5
	No party preference	Matt Boutté	3,832	2.5
Total votes			156,087	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Lois Capps (incumbent)	156,749	55.1
	Republican	Abel Maldonado	127,746	44.9
Total votes			284,495	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 25

The 25th district is based in northern Los Angeles County and includes Palmdale and Santa Clarita. Republican Howard "Buck" McKeon, who has represented the 25th district since 1993, won reelection here.

California's 25th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard "Buck" McKeon (incumbent)	39,997	50.5
	Democratic	Lee C. Rogers	23,542	29.7
	Republican	Dante Acosta	10,387	13.1
	Republican	Cathie Wright	5,215	6.6
Total votes			79,141	100.0
General election
	Republican	Howard "Buck" McKeon (incumbent)	129,593	54.8
	Democratic	Lee C. Rogers	106,982	45.2
Total votes			236,575	100.0
	Republican hold

District 26

The 26th district is based in the southern Central Coast and includes Oxnard and Thousand Oaks. Republican Elton Gallegly, who represented the 24th district from 2003 to 2013 and its predecessors since 1987, retired.[10]

California's 26th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tony Strickland	49,043	44.1
	Democratic	Julia Brownley	29,892	26.9
	No party preference	Linda Parks	20,301	18.3
	Democratic	Jess Herrera	7,244	6.5
	Democratic	David Cruz Thayne	2,809	2.5
	Democratic	Alex Maxwell Goldberg	1,880	1.7
Total votes			111,169	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Julia Brownley	139,072	52.7
	Republican	Tony Strickland	124,863	47.3
Total votes			263,935	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 27

The 27th district is based in the San Gabriel Foothills and includes Alhambra and Pasadena. Democrat Judy Chu, who represented the 32nd district from 2009 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 27th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu (incumbent)	50,203	57.8
	Republican	Jack Orswell	20,868	24.0
	Republican	Bob Duran	15,819	18.2
Total votes			86,890	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Judy Chu (incumbent)	154,191	64.0
	Republican	Jack Orswell	86,817	36.0
Total votes			241,008	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 28

The 28th district is based in the northern Los Angeles suburbs and includes Burbank and Glendale as well as parts of central Los Angeles. Democrat Adam Schiff, who represented the 29th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 27th district from 2001 to 2003, won reelection here.

California's 28th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Schiff (incumbent)	42,797	59.0
	Republican	Phil Jennerjahn	12,633	17.4
	Republican	Jenny Worman	5,978	8.2
	Republican	Garen Mailyan	3,749	5.2
	Democratic	Sal Genovese	2,829	3.9
	Democratic	Massie Munroe	2,437	3.4
	Democratic	Jonathan Ryan Kalbfeld	2,119	2.9
Total votes			72,542	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Adam Schiff (incumbent)	188,703	76.5
	Republican	Phil Jennerjahn	58,008	23.5
Total votes			246,711	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 29

The 29th district is based in the northeastern San Fernando Valley. The district had no incumbent.

California's 29th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Cardenas	24,882	64.4
	No party preference	David R. Hernandez	8,382	21.7
	Democratic	Richard Valdez	5,379	13.9
Total votes			38,643	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Tony Cardenas	111,287	74.1
	No party preference	David R. Hernandez	38,994	25.9
Total votes			150,281	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 30

The 30th district is based in the western San Fernando Valley and includes Sherman Oaks. Democrat Brad Sherman, who represented the 27th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 24th district from 1997 to 2003, defeated fellow Democrat Howard Berman, who represented the 28th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 26th district from 1983 to 2003.

California's 30th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (incumbent)	40,589	42.4
	Democratic	Howard Berman (incumbent)	31,086	32.5
	Republican	Mark Reed	11,991	12.5
	Republican	Navraj Singh	5,521	5.8
	Republican	Susan Shelley	3,878	4.0
	Green	Michael W. Powelson	1,976	2.1
	Democratic	Vince Gilmore	792	0.8
Total votes			95,833	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (incumbent)	149,456	60.3
	Democratic	Howard Berman (incumbent)	98,395	39.7
Total votes			247,851	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 31

The 31st district is based in the Inland Empire and includes San Bernardino and Rancho Cucamonga. Republicans David Dreier, who represented the 26th district from 2003 to 2013 and its predecessors since 1981, and Jerry Lewis, who represented the 41st district from 2003 to 2013 and its predecessors since 1979, retired.[8][11] Republican Gary Miller, who represented the 42nd district from 2003 to 2013 and the 41st district from 1999 to 2003, won reelection here.

California's 31st congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Miller (incumbent)	16,708	26.7
	Republican	Robert Dutton	15,557	24.8
	Democratic	Pete Aguilar	14,181	22.6
	Democratic	Justin Kim	8,487	13.5
	Democratic	Renea Wickman	4,188	6.7
	Democratic	Rita Ramirez-Dean	3,546	5.7
Total votes			62,667	100.0
General election
	Republican	Gary Miller (incumbent)	88,964	55.2
	Republican	Robert Dutton	72,255	44.8
Total votes			161,219	100.0
	Republican hold

District 32

The 32nd district is based in the San Gabriel Valley and includes El Monte and West Covina. Republican David Dreier, who represented the 26th district from 2003 to 2013 and its predecessors since 1978, retired.[11] Democrat Grace Napolitano, who represented the 38th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 34th district from 1999 to 2003, won reelection here.

California's 32nd congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano (incumbent)	24,094	46.1
	Republican	David L. Miller	21,843	41.8
	Democratic	G. Bill Gonzalez	6,322	12.1
Total votes			52,259	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano (incumbent)	124,903	65.7
	Republican	David L. Miller	65,208	34.3
Total votes			190,111	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 33

The 33rd district is based in coastal Los Angeles County and includes Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. Democrat Henry Waxman, who represented the 30th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 24th and 29th districts from 1975 to 1993 and 1993 to 2003 respectively, won reelection here.

California's 33rd congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry Waxman (incumbent)	51,235	45.3
	No party preference	Bill Bloomfield	27,850	24.6
	Republican	Christopher David	17,264	15.3
	Democratic	Bruce Margolin	5,020	4.4
	Libertarian	Steve Collett	4,916	4.3
	Green	David William Steinman	3,940	3.5
	Democratic	Zein E. Obagi	1,988	1.8
	Democratic	Tim Pape	847	0.7
Total votes			113,060	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Henry Waxman (incumbent)	171,860	54.0
	No party preference	Bill Bloomfield	146,660	46.0
Total votes			318,520	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 34

The 34th district is based in central Los Angeles and includes Chinatown and Downtown Los Angeles. Democrat Xavier Becerra, who represented the 31st district from 2003 to 2013 and the 30th district from 1993 to 2003, won reelection here.

California's 34th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Xavier Becerra (incumbent)	27,939	77.3
	Republican	Stephen C. Smith	5,739	16.0
	Peace and Freedom	Howard Johnson	2,407	6.7
Total votes			36,085	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Xavier Becerra (incumbent)	120,367	85.6
	Republican	Stephen C. Smith	20,223	14.4
Total votes			140,590	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 35

The 35th district is based in the Inland Empire and includes Fontana, Ontario, and Pomona. Democrat Joe Baca, who represented the 43rd district from 2003 to 2013 and the 42nd district from 1999 to 2003, lost reelection here to fellow Democrat Gloria Negrete McLeod.

California's 35th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Baca (incumbent)	15,388	45.0
	Democratic	Gloria Negrete McLeod	12,425	36.3
	Green	Anthony W. Vieyra	6,372	18.6
Total votes			34,185	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Gloria Negrete McLeod	79,698	55.9
	Democratic	Joe Baca (incumbent)	62,982	44.1
Total votes			142,680	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 36

The 36th district is based in eastern Riverside County and includes Palm Springs. Republican Mary Bono Mack, who represented the 45th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 44th district from 1998 to 2003, lost reelection here to Democrat Raul Ruiz.

California's 36th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Bono Mack (incumbent)	52,474	58.1
	Democratic	Raul Ruiz	37,847	41.9
Total votes			90,321	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Raul Ruiz	110,189	52.9
	Republican	Mary Bono Mack (incumbent)	97,953	47.1
Total votes			208,142	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 37

The 37th district is based in West Los Angeles and includes Crenshaw and Culver City. Democrat Karen Bass, who represented the 33rd district from 2011 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 37th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Bass (incumbent)	54,345	99.9
	Republican	Morgan Osborne (write-in)	36	0.1
	Peace and Freedom	Adam Shbeita (write-in)	8	0.0
	Libertarian	Sean P. McGray (write-in)	4	0.0
Total votes			54,393	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Karen Bass (incumbent)	207,039	86.4
	Republican	Morgan Osborne	32,541	13.6
Total votes			239,580	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 38

The 38th district is based in the eastern Los Angeles suburbs and includes Norwalk and Whittier. Democrat Linda Sánchez, who represented the 39th district from 2003 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 38th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Sánchez (incumbent)	33,223	56.0
	Republican	Benjamin Campos	13,363	22.5
	Republican	Jorge Robles	12,713	21.4
Total votes			59,299	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Linda Sánchez (incumbent)	145,280	67.5
	Republican	Benjamin Campos	69,807	32.5
Total votes			215,087	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 39

The 39th district straddles the Los Angeles–Orange county border and includes Chino Hills, Diamond Bar, and Fullerton. Republican Ed Royce, who represented the 40th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 39th district from 1993 to 2003, won reelection here. Democrat Jay Chen did much better than previous Royce opponents among the Asian American community, earning 62% of the overall Asian American vote, and 95% of the Chinese American vote.[12]

California's 39th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Royce (incumbent)	62,874	66.3
	Democratic	Jay Chen	28,457	30.0
	No party preference	D'Marie Mulattieri	3,561	3.8
Total votes			94,892	100.0
General election
	Republican	Ed Royce (incumbent)	145,607	57.8
	Democratic	Jay Chen	106,360	42.2
Total votes			251,967	100.0
	Republican hold

District 40

The 40th district is based in central Los Angeles County and includes Downey and East Los Angeles. Democrat Lucille Roybal-Allard, who represented the 34th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 33rd district from 1993 to 2003, won reelection here.

California's 40th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucille Roybal-Allard (incumbent)	16,596	65.4
	Democratic	David Sanchez	8,777	34.6
Total votes			25,373	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Lucille Roybal-Allard (incumbent)	73,940	58.9
	Democratic	David Sanchez	51,613	41.1
Total votes			125,553	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 41

The 41st district is based in the Inland Empire and includes Moreno Valley, Perris, and Riverside. The district had no incumbent.

California's 41st congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Tavaglione	25,379	44.6
	Democratic	Mark Takano	20,860	36.7
	Democratic	Anna Nevenic	4,991	8.8
	Republican	Vince Sawyer	4,723	8.3
	Republican	George Pearne	956	1.7
Total votes			56,909	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mark Takano	103,578	59.0
	Republican	John Tavaglione	72,074	41.0
Total votes			175,652	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 42

The 42nd district is based in the Inland Empire and includes Corona and Murrieta. Republican Ken Calvert, who represented the 44th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 43rd district from 1993 to 2003, won reelection here.

California's 42nd congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Calvert (incumbent)	35,392	51.3
	Democratic	Michael Williamson	9,860	14.3
	Democratic	Cliff Smith	7,377	10.7
	Republican	Clayton Thibodeau	6,374	9.2
	Republican	Eva Johnson	5,678	8.2
	No party preference	Curt Novak	4,254	6.2
Total votes			68,935	100.0
General election
	Republican	Ken Calvert (incumbent)	130,245	60.6
	Democratic	Michael Williamson	84,702	39.4
Total votes			214,947	100.0
	Republican hold

District 43

The 43rd district is based in South Los Angeles and includes Hawthorne and Inglewood. Democrat Maxine Waters, who represented the 35th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 29th district from 1991 to 1993, won reelection here.

California's 43rd congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maxine Waters (incumbent)	36,062	65.4
	Democratic	Bob Flores	19,061	34.6
Total votes			55,123	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Maxine Waters (incumbent)	143,123	71.2
	Democratic	Bob Flores	57,771	28.8
Total votes			200,894	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 44

The 44th district is based in south Los Angeles County and includes Carson, Compton, and San Pedro. Democrat Janice Hahn, who represented the 36th district from 2011 to 2013, defeated fellow Democrat Laura Richardson, who represented the 37th district from 2007 to 2013.

California's 44th congressional district primary election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janice Hahn (incumbent)	24,843	60.1
	Democratic	Laura Richardson (incumbent)	16,523	39.9
Total votes			41,366	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Janice Hahn (incumbent)	99,909	60.2
	Democratic	Laura Richardson (incumbent)	65,989	39.8
Total votes			165,898	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 45

The 45th district is based in inland Orange County and includes Irvine and Mission Viejo. Republican John Campbell, who represented the 48th district from 2005 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 45th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Campbell (incumbent)	54,346	51.0
	Democratic	Sukhee Kang	35,182	33.0
	Republican	John Webb	17,014	16.0
Total votes			106,542	100.0
General election
	Republican	John Campbell (incumbent)	171,417	58.5
	Democratic	Sukhee Kang	121,814	41.5
Total votes			293,231	100.0
	Republican hold

District 46

The 46th district is based in central Orange County and includes Anaheim and Santa Ana. Democrat Loretta Sanchez, who represented the 47th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 46th district from 1997 to 2003, won reelection here.

California's 46th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Loretta Sanchez (incumbent)	25,706	52.1
	Republican	Jerry Hayden	14,571	29.5
	Republican	John J. Cullum	5,251	10.6
	No party preference	Jorge Rocha	1,969	4.0
	Republican	Pat Garcia	1,852	3.8
Total votes			49,349	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Loretta Sanchez (incumbent)	95,694	63.9
	Republican	Jerry Hayden	54,121	36.1
Total votes			149,815	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 47

The 47th district includes Long Beach and parts of Orange County. The district had no incumbent.

California's 47th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Lowenthal	27,356	33.8
	Republican	Gary DeLong	23,831	29.4
	Republican	Steven T. Kuykendall	8,769	10.8
	Democratic	Peter Mathews	7,951	9.8
	Republican	Steve Foley	5,848	7.2
	Republican	Sanford W. Kahn	2,563	3.2
	Democratic	Usha Shah	2,350	2.9
	Democratic	Jay Shah	2,273	2.8
Total votes			80,941	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Alan Lowenthal	130,093	56.6
	Republican	Gary DeLong	99,919	43.4
Total votes			230,012	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 48

The 48th district is based in coastal Orange County and includes Huntington Beach. Republican Dana Rohrabacher, who represented the 46th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 42nd and 45th districts from 1989 to 1993 and 1993 to 2003 respectively, won reelection here.

California's 48th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent)	73,302	66.3
	Democratic	Ron Varasteh	31,912	28.9
	No party preference	Alan Schlar	5,355	4.8
Total votes			110,569	100.0
General election
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent)	177,144	61.0
	Democratic	Ron Varasteh	113,358	39.0
Total votes			290,502	100.0
	Republican hold

District 49

The 49th district is based in northern San Diego County and includes Carlsbad and Oceanside. Republican Darrell Issa, who has represented the 49th district since 2003 and the 48th district from 2001 to 2003, won reelection here.

California's 49th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (incumbent)	71,329	61.1
	Democratic	Jerry Tetalman	35,816	30.7
	No party preference	Dick Eiden	7,988	6.8
	No party preference	Albin Novinec	1,626	1.4
Total votes			116,759	100.0
General election
	Republican	Darrell Issa (incumbent)	159,725	58.2
	Democratic	Jerry Tetalman	114,893	41.8
Total votes			274,618	100.0
	Republican hold

District 50

The 50th district is based in inland San Diego County and includes Escondido and Santee. Republican Duncan D. Hunter, who represented the 52nd district from 2009 to 2013, won reelection here.

California's 50th congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Duncan D. Hunter (incumbent)	76,818	67.4
	Democratic	David B. Secor	19,142	16.8
	Democratic	Connie Frankowiak	8,553	7.5
	Libertarian	Michael Benoit	6,160	5.4
	Republican	Terri Linnell	3,275	2.9
Total votes			113,948	100.0
General election
	Republican	Duncan D. Hunter (incumbent)	174,838	67.7
	Democratic	David B. Secor	83,455	32.3
Total votes			258,293	100.0
	Republican hold

District 51

The new 51st district runs along the border with Mexico and includes Imperial County and San Diego. Democrat Bob Filner, who represented the 51st district from 2003 to 2013 and the 50th district from 1993 until 2003, retired to run for mayor of San Diego.[13] State Senator Juan Vargas was predicted to face fellow Democratic State Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny in the general election, but he spent some of his funds on mailers to help Republican Michael Crimmins, who he preferred to face in the general election in this heavily Democratic seat. Vargas spent $40-50,000 helping Crimmins, at least eight times more than Crimmins spent himself.[14] The effort was successful as Crimmins finished 2,909 votes ahead of Ducheny. Vargas then won the general election in a landslide.

California's 51st congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juan Vargas	30,143	46.0
	Republican	Michael Crimmins	13,016	19.9
	Democratic	Denise Moreno Ducheny	10,107	15.4
	Republican	Xanthi Gionis	4,487	6.8
	Democratic	John Brooks	3,290	5.0
	Democratic	Daniel C. "Danny" Ramirez	2,794	4.3
	Republican	Bernard Portley	1,667	2.5
Total votes			65,504	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Juan Vargas	113,934	71.5
	Republican	Michael Crimmins	45,464	28.5
Total votes			159,398	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 52

The 52nd district is based in coastal San Diego and includes La Jolla and Poway. Republican Brian Bilbray, who represented the 50th district from 2006 to 2013 and previously served from 1995 until 2001, lost reelection here to Democrat Scott Peters.

California's 52nd congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Bilbray (incumbent)	61,930	41.0
	Democratic	Scott Peters	34,106	22.6
	Democratic	Lori Saldaña	33,387	22.1
	No party preference	Jack Doyle	6,138	4.1
	Republican	John K. Stahl	5,502	3.6
	Republican	Wayne Iverson	4,476	3.0
	Democratic	Shirley Decourt-Park	2,368	1.6
	No party preference	Ehab T. Shehata	1,156	0.8
	Republican	John L. Subka	1,091	0.7
	Republican	Gene Hamilton Carswell	828	0.5
Total votes			150,982	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Scott Peters	151,451	51.2
	Republican	Brian Bilbray (incumbent)	144,495	48.8
Total votes			295,946	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 53

The 53rd district is based in Central San Diego and includes La Mesa and Lemon Grove. Democrat Susan Davis, who has represented the 53rd district since 2003 and previously represented the 49th district from 2001 to 2003, won reelection here.

California's 53rd congressional district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Davis (incumbent)	70,462	57.8
	Republican	Nick Popaditch	51,423	42.2
	Republican	Joel A. Marchese (write-in)	7	0.0
	Republican	John R. Edwards (write-in)	3	0.0
Total votes			121,895	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Susan Davis (incumbent)	164,825	61.4
	Republican	Nick Popaditch	103,482	38.6
Total votes			268,307	100.0
	Democratic hold

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External links

• Elections and Voter Information from the California Secretary of State
  • Certified list of candidates for the general election
• United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2012 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
• Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation
• District maps from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission
• Debates:
  • District 7 debate on C-SPAN, September 25, 2012
  • District 26 debate on C-SPAN, October 2, 2012
  • District 36 debate on C-SPAN, October 12, 2012
  • District 52 debate on C-SPAN, October 10, 2012