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

← 2010 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2014 →
All 53 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   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%
Winners Vote share County results Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   90–100% Winners   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

Statewide

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%

Popular vote Democratic   53.41% Republican   41.87% No party preference   3.83% Green   0.54% Other   0.35%

House seats Democratic   71.70% Republican   28.30%

Map key

This map displays the location of California's congressional districts during this election cycle, allowing the reader to cross-reference the location of each district.

District 1

2012 California's 1st congressional district election

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Candidate Doug LaMalfa Jim Reed Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 168,827 125,386 Percentage 57.4% 42.6%

Results by county LaMalfa:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Wally Herger Republican Elected U.S. Representative Doug LaMalfa Republican

See also: California's 1st congressional district, California's 2nd congressional district, and California's 4th congressional district

The 1st district is based in inland Northern California and includes Chico and Redding. Incumbent Republican Wally Herger, who represented the 2nd district from 1987 to 2013, retired.^[4] The district had a PVI of R+10.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Doug LaMalfa, state senator^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Sam Aanestad, former state senator^[6]
• Gregory Cheadle, real estate broker^[7]
• Michael Dacquisto, attorney
• Pete Stiglich, retired Air Force Colonel and candidate for this seat in 2010^[8]

Declined

• Wally Herger, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Jim Reed, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2010^[9]

Eliminated in primary

• Nathan Arrowsmith

Campaign

Reed was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] In March 2012, the California Republican Party declined to make an endorsement in the 1st district.^[11]

Endorsements

Jim Reed (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Doug LaMalfa (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Vanguard" Program^[13]
• National Right to Life Committee^[14]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Jim Reed (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]

Results

California's 1st Congressional District, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug LaMalfa	168,827	57.4
	Democratic	Jim Reed	125,386	42.6
Majority			43,441	14.8
Total votes			294,213	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2012 California's 2nd congressional district election

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Candidate Jared Huffman Daniel Roberts Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 226,216 91,310 Percentage 71.2% 28.8%

Results by county Huffman:      60–70%      70–80% Roberts:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Lynn Woolsey Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jared Huffman Democratic

See also: California's 1st congressional district and California's 2nd congressional district

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.^[19] The district had a PVI of D+19.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Jared Huffman, state assembly member^[20]

Eliminated in primary

• Susan Adams, nurse practitioner and Marin County Board of Supervisors member^[20]
• Andy Caffrey^[21]
• William Courtney, physician and researcher^[21]
• Larry Fritzlan, therapist^[22]
• Stacey Lawson, businesswoman and chemical engineer^[20]
• Tiffany Renée, former Petaluma City Council member^[20]
• Norman Solomon, journalist and activist^[20]

Declined

• Noreen Evans, state senator^[23]
• Gavin Newsom, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of California^[24][25]
• Pam Torliatt, Mayor of Petaluma^[26][27]
• Shirlee Zane, Sonoma County supervisor^[28]

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Daniel Roberts, Vietnam War veteran and investment company president^[29]

Eliminated in primary

• Mike Halliwell, college professor^[22]

Declined

• Jim Judd, manufacturing business owner and nominee for this seat in 2010^[30]

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Brooke Clarke, small business owner^[22]
• John Lewallen

Green Party candidates

Declined

• Marnie Glickman (Green), co-chair of the Marin County Green Party^[30]
• Nancy Mancias (Green), co-chair of the Marin County Green Party

Campaign

Regional delegates of the California Democratic Party met in January 2012 but did not endorse a nominee as no candidate received 50 per cent of the vote. Huffman received 48 per cent, Solomon 37 per cent, Adams 12 per cent and Lawson one percent.^[31] Meanwhile, Roberts received the endorsement of the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11]

Endorsements

Jared Huffman (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Susan Adams (D)	Andy Caffrey (D)	William Courtney (D)	Mike Halliwell (R)	Jared Huffman (D)	Stacey Lawson (D)	Tiffany Renée (D)	Daniel Roberts (R)	Norman Solomon (D)	Undecided
Lake Research Partners (D-Solomon)[32]	April 17–19, 2012	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	8%	—	—	3%	18%	5%	—	3%	10%	47%
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (D-Huffman)[33]	March 23–29, 2012	500 (LV)	± 4.9%	5%	—	—	5%	24%	9%	—	7%	5%	45%
Lake Research Partners (D-Solomon)[34]	October 18–20, 2011	400 (LV)	± 5.0%	4%	2%	3%	—	16%	4%	1%	12%	11%	46%
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (D-Huffman)[35]	October 5–9, 2011	400 (LV)	± 5.0%	5%	4%	—	—	20%	5%	3%	18%	7%	37%

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Jared Huffman (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Majority Makers" Program^[37]
• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• Sierra Club^[39]

Results

California's 2nd congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Huffman	226,216	71.2
	Republican	Daniel Roberts	91,310	28.8
Total votes			317,526	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

See also: California's 3rd congressional district and California's 10th congressional district

The 3rd district is based in north central California and includes Davis, Fairfield, and Yuba City. Incumbent Democrat John Garamendi, who represented the 10th district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election. The district had a PVI of D+1.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• John Garamendi, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Kim Vann, Colusa County Board of Supervisors member^[40]

Eliminated in primary

• Tony Carlos, Sutter County deputy district attorney^[41]
• Eugene Ray, realtor
• Rick Tubbs, pilot^[42]

Withdrawn

• Timothy Core, small business employee^[41]
• Charlie Schaupp, farmer^[42]

Campaign

Garamendi received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] In March 2012, the California Republican Party declined to make an endorsement in the 3rd district.^[43]

Endorsements

John Garamendi (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

John Garamendi (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program^[44]
• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[39]

Kim Vann (R)

Organizations

• Maggie's List^[46]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[13]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John Garamendi (D)	Kim Vann (R)	Undecided
GBA Strategies (D-House Majority PAC)[47]	August 26–27, 2012	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	54%	39%	7%
DCCC (D)[48]	July 25, 2012	303 (LV)	± 5.6%	52%	37%	11%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[49]	Likely D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[50]	Safe D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[51]	Likely D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[52]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[53]	Lean D	November 4, 2012
RCP[54]	Likely D	November 4, 2012
The Hill[55]	Lean D	November 4, 2012

Results

California's 3rd congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Garamendi (incumbent)	126,882	54.2
	Republican	Kim Vann	107,086	45.8
Majority			19,796	8.4
Total votes			233,968	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2012 California's 4th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Candidate Tom McClintock Jack Uppal Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 197,803 125,885 Percentage 61.1% 38.9%

Results by county McClintock:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Uppal:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Tom McClintock Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom McClintock Republican

See also: California's 4th congressional district

The 4th district is based in east central California and includes Lake Tahoe, Roseville, and Yosemite National Park. Incumbent Republican Tom McClintock, who had represented the 4th district since 2009, ran for re-election. The district had a PVI of R+10.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Tom McClintock, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Dan Lungren, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 3rd district (running in the 7th)^[56][57]

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Jack Uppal, retired semiconductor engineer^[58]

Campaign

Uppal was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012, with McClintock receiving the endorsement of the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11][10]

Endorsements

Jack Uppal (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

California's 4th congressional district election, 2012

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

Endorsements

Tom McClintock (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[59]
• National Right to Life Committee^[14]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• Republican Liberty Caucus^[60]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Jack Uppal (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]

Results

California's 4th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 1st congressional district and California's 5th congressional district

The 5th district is based in the North Bay and includes Napa, Santa Rosa, and Vallejo. Incumbent Democrat Mike Thompson, who had represented the 1st district from 1999 to 2013, ran for re-election. The district had a PVI of D+18.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Mike Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Randy Loftin, tax and financial planning adviser^[22]

Eliminated in primary

• Stewart Cilley, accountant

Campaign

Thompson received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012^[10] while Loftin was endorsed by the California Republican Party in March.^[11]

Endorsements

Mike Thompson (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition^[61]

Stewart Cilley (R)

Organizations

• Republican Liberty Caucus^[60]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Thompson (incumbent)	95,748	72.2
	Republican	Randy Loftin	22,137	16.7
	Republican	Stewart Cilley	14,734	11.1
Total votes			132,619	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mike Thompson (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition^[61]
• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• Sierra Club^[39]

Randy Loftin (R)

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[62]

Results

California's 5th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 5th congressional district and California's 6th congressional district

The 6th district is based in north central California and includes Sacramento. Incumbent Democrat Doris Matsui, who represented the 5th district from 2005 to 2013, ran for re-election here. The district had a PVI of D+13.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Doris Matsui, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Joseph McCray Sr., business owner

Eliminated in primary

• Erik Smitt

Campaign

Matsui was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10]

Endorsements

Doris Matsui (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Doris Matsui (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[63]

Results

California's 6th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 3rd congressional district and California's 7th congressional district

The 7th district is based in north central California and includes eastern Sacramento County. Incumbent Republican Dan Lungren, who represented the 3rd district from 2005 to 2013 and previously served from 1979 until 1989, ran for re-election. The district had a PVI of R+3.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Dan Lungren, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Darren Spellman, Calaveras County Board of Supervisors member^[64]

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Ami Bera, physician and nominee for this seat in 2010^[65]

Declined

• Alyson Huber, state assembly member^[66]

Campaign

Bera received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] Lungren was endorsed by the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11]

Endorsements

Ami Bera (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Dan Lungren (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[59]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program^[67]
• National Right to Life Committee^[14]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Ami Bera (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[37]
• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[63]
• Veterans' Alliance for Security and Democracy^[68]

Debates

• Complete video of debate, September 25, 2012

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dan Lungren (R)	Ami Bera (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D-CREDO)[69]	October 25–26, 2012	792 (LV)	± ?%	46%	46%	8%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-House Majority PAC)/SEIU)[70]	August 21–23, 2012	401 (LV)	± 5.0%	47%	47%	6%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[50]	Tilts D (flip)	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[51]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[52]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2012
NY Times[53]	Lean D (flip)	November 4, 2012
RCP[54]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
The Hill[55]	Lean D (flip)	November 4, 2012

Results

California's 7th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ami Bera	141,241	51.7
	Republican	Dan Lungren (incumbent)	132,050	48.3
Majority			9,191	3.4
Total votes			273,291	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Aftermath

In May 2016, Babulal Bera, Ami Bera's father, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of election fraud affecting the 2010 and 2012 elections,^[71] and was convicted of illegally funneling $250,000 to his son's campaigns between 2010 and 2012.^[72]

District 8

2012 California's 8th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Candidate Paul Cook Gregg Imus Party Republican Republican Popular vote 103,093 125,885 Percentage 57.4% 42.6%

Results by county Cook:      50–60% Imus:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Jerry Lewis Republican Elected U.S. Representative Paul Cook Republican

See also: California's 8th congressional district and California's 41st congressional district

The 8th district is based in the eastern High Desert and includes Victorville and Yucaipa. Incumbent Republican Jerry Lewis, who represented the 41st district from 2003 to 2013 and its predecessors since 1983, retired.^[73] The district had a PVI of R+12.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Paul Cook, state assembly member^[74]
• Gregg Imus, co-founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of California^[75]

Eliminated in primary

• Dennis Albertsen, computer scientist
• George Craig
• Bill Jensen, former mayor of Hesperia^[75]
• Phillip Liberatore, accountant^[76]
• Ryan McEachron, Mayor of Victorville;^[75]
• Brad Mitzelfelt, San Bernardino County Supervisor^[77]
• Joseph Napolitano
• Angela Valles, member of the Victorville City Council^[75]

Declined

• Jerry Lewis, incumbent U.S. Representative^[78]

Democratic candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Jackie Conaway, law office manager and nominee for the 25th district in 2008 & 2010^[79]
• John Pinkerton, President of Victor Valley College Board of Trustees

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Anthony Adams, former Republican state assembly member^[76]

Campaign

Conaway was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] In March 2012, the California Republican Party declined to endorse a candidate in the 8th district.^[80]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Paul Cook (R)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Gregg Imus (R)

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[62]

Results

California's 8th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Cook	103,093	57.4
	Republican	Gregg Imus	76,551	42.6
Total votes			179,644	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

See also: California's 9th congressional district, California's 10th congressional district, and California's 11th congressional district

The 9th district is based in the Central Valley and includes the San Joaquin Delta and Stockton. Incumbent Democrat Jerry McNerney, who represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, ran for re-election here. The district had a PVI of D+2.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Jerry McNerney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Ricky Gill, student at the UC Berkeley School of Law and former member of the California State Board of Education^[81]

Eliminated in primary

• John McDonald, technology executive,^[82]

Declined

• Tony Amador, retired US Marshal and candidate for this seat in 2010
• Brad Goehring, farmer and candidate for this seat in 2010^[83]
• David Harmer, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2010^[84]

Campaign

Gill was endorsed by the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11]

Endorsements

Jerry McNerney (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Jerry McNerney (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program^[44]
• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[63]

Ricky Gill (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[13]
• National Right to Life Committee^[14]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jerry McNerney (D)	Ricky Gill (R)	Undecided
Global Strategy Group (D-DCCC)[85]	October 8–10, 2012	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	47%	38%	15%
Tarrance (R-Gill)[86]	September 30–October 2, 2012	409 (LV)	± 4.9%	45%	46%	9%
Tarrance (R-Gill)[87]	July 24–26, 2012	402 (LV)	± 5.7%	47%	45%	9%
Lake Research Partners (D-McNerney)[88]	July 8–11, 2012	504 (LV)	± 4.6%	49%	33%	18%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[50]	Tilts D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[51]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[52]	Lean D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[53]	Lean D	November 4, 2012
RCP[54]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
The Hill[55]	Lean D	November 4, 2012

Results

California's 9th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerry McNerney (incumbent)	118,373	55.6
	Republican	Ricky Gill	94,704	44.4
Majority			23,669	11.2
Total votes			213,077	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

See also: California's 10th congressional district, California's 18th congressional district, and California's 19th congressional district

The 10th district is based in the Central Valley and includes Modesto and Tracy. Incumbent Democrat Dennis Cardoza, who represented the 18th district from 2003 to 2013, retired.^[89] Incumbent Republican Jeff Denham, who represented the 19th district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election here. The district had a PVI of R+5.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Jeff Denham, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 19th district

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• José Hernández, former NASA astronaut^[90]

Eliminated in primary

• Mike Barkley, lawyer and certified public accountant;^[91]

Declined

• Dennis Cardoza, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 18th district^[92]

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Chad Condit, son of former U.S. Representative Gary Condit
• Troy McComack, small business owner

Campaign

Hernandez was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10]

Endorsements

José Hernández (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Denham (incumbent)	45,779	49.2
	Democratic	José 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

Endorsements

Jeff Denham (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[59]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program^[67]
• National Right to Life Committee^[14]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

José Hernández (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Democracy for America^[93]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[37]
• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• Sierra Club^[63]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Denham (R)	José Hernández (D)	Undecided
Momentum Analysis (D-Hernandez)[94]	September 29– October 1, 2012	500 (LV)	± 4.5%	45%	43%	12%
DCCC (D)[95]	September 10, 2012	382 (LV)	± 5.0%	44%	46%	11%
Public Policy Polling (D-Democracy for America)[96]	August 7–9, 2012	751 (LV)	± ?%	48%	41%	12%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[50]	Tilts R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[51]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[52]	Lean R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[53]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP[54]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
The Hill[55]	Tossup	November 4, 2012

Results

California's 10th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Denham (incumbent)	110,265	52.7
	Democratic	José Hernández	98,934	47.3
Majority			11,331	5.4
Total votes			209,199	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

See also: California's 11th congressional district and California's 7th congressional district

The 11th district is based in the East Bay and includes Concord and Richmond. Incumbent Democrat George Miller, who represented the 7th district from 1975 to 2013, ran for re-election here. The district had a PVI of D+17.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• George Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• John Fitzgerald, small business owner^[97]
• Cheryl Sudduth, public policy advocate

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Virginia Fuller, nurse^[97]

Campaign

Miller received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10]

Endorsements

George Miller (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

George Miller (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[98]

Results

California's 11th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 8th congressional district and California's 12th congressional district

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, ran for re-election here. The district had a PVI of D+35.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Nancy Pelosi, incumbent U.S. Representative and House Minority Leader

Eliminated in primary

• Americo Artura Diaz, self-employed designer
• David Peterson, businessman
• Summer Justice Shields

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• John Dennis, real estate developer

Green candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Barry Hermanson

Campaign

Pelosi was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10]

Endorsements

Nancy Pelosi (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Nancy Pelosi (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[98]

John Dennis (R)

Organizations

• GOProud^[99]
• Republican Liberty Caucus^[60]

Results

California's 12th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 9th congressional district and California's 13th congressional district

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, ran for re-election here. The district had a PVI of D+37.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Barbara Lee, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Justin Jelincic^[97]

Independent candidates

Advanced to general

• Marilyn Singleton, physician

Campaign

Lee received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10]

Endorsements

Barbara Lee (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Barbara Lee (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Progressive Democrats of America^[100]
• Sierra Club^[98]

Results

California's 13th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 12th congressional district and California's 14th congressional district

The 14th district is based in the Bay Area and includes most of San Mateo County. Incumbent Democrat Jackie Speier, who represented the 12th district from 2008 to 2013, ran for re-election here. The district had a PVI of D+23.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Jackie Speier, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Mike Maloney, perennial candidate^[101]

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Deborah Bacigalupi, businesswoman

Campaign

Speier was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10]

Endorsements

Jackie Speier (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jackie Speier (incumbent)	80,850	74.3
	Republican	Deborah Bacigalupi	23,299	21.4
	Democratic	Michael J. Moloney	4,607	4.2
Total votes			108,756	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Jackie Speier (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[98]

Deborah Bacigalupi (R)

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[62]

Results

California's 14th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jackie Speier (incumbent)	203,828	78.9
	Republican	Deborah Bacigalupi	54,455	21.1
Total votes			258,283	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 15

See also: California's 13th congressional district and California's 15th congressional district

The 15th district is based in the East Bay and includes Hayward and Livermore. Incumbent Democrat Pete Stark, who represented the 13th district from 1993 to 2013 and its predecessors since 1973, ran for re-election here. The district had a PVI of D+15.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Pete Stark, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Eric Swalwell, Alameda County deputy district attorney and member of the Dublin city council^[102]

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Christopher Pareja, businessman

Campaign

Stark received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] Swalwell won the Tri Valley Democratic Club's Straw Poll on February 20.^[103]

Endorsements

Pete Stark (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Pete Stark (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• Sierra Club^[98]

Results

Swalwell giving his victory speech

California's 15th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric Swalwell	120,388	52.1
	Democratic	Pete Stark (incumbent)	110,646	47.9
Majority			9,742	4.2
Total votes			231,034	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 16

See also: California's 16th congressional district, California's 18th congressional district, California's 19th congressional district, and California's 20th congressional district

The 16th district is based in the Central Valley and includes Fresno and Merced. Incumbent Democrat Jim Costa, who represented the 20th district from 2005 to 2013, ran for re-election here. The district had a PVI of D+2.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Jim Costa, incumbent U.S. Representative^[104]

Eliminated in primary

• Loraine Goodwin, physician and member of the California Democratic State Central Committee

Declined

• Dennis Cardoza, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 18th district^[105]

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Brian Whelan, farmer and attorney^[106]

Eliminated in primary

• Mark Garcia, small business owner
• Johnny Tacherra, farmer

Declined

• Jeff Denham, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 19th district
• Case Lawrence, entrepreneur^[107]
• Clint Olivier, member of the Fresno City Council^[106]
• Jim Patterson, former mayor of Fresno^[104][106]
• Mark Pazin, Merced County Sheriff^[106]
• Andy Vidak, farmer and nominee for this seat in 2010^[106]

Endorsements

Jim Costa (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition^[61]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Jim Costa (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition^[61]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Brian Whelan (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Contender" Program^[13]
• National Right to Life Committee^[14]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[49]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[50]	Safe D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[51]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[52]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[53]	Lean D	November 4, 2012
RCP[54]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
The Hill[55]	Likely D	November 4, 2012

Results

California's 16th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Costa (incumbent)	84,649	57.4
	Republican	Brian Daniel Whelan	62,801	42.6
Majority			21,848	14.8
Total votes			147,450	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 17

See also: California's 15th congressional district and California's 17th congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.

Charles Richardson ran as a Libertarian Party candidate.^[97]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Mike Honda, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Evelyn Li, cardiologist and founder of patient advocate organization

Campaign

Honda received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] Li was endorsed by the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Mike Honda (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[98]

Results

California's 17th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 14th congressional district and California's 18th congressional district

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, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Anna Eshoo, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• William Parks

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Dave Chapman, nominee for this seat in 2010^[101]

Green candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Carol Brouillet, part of the Occupy movement^[101]

Campaign

Eshoo was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] Chapman received the endorsement of the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11]

Endorsements

Anna Eshoo (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Anna Eshoo (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[108]

Results

California's 18th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 16th congressional district and California's 19th congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Zoe Lofgren, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Robert Murray

Eliminated in primary

• Phat Nguyen

Campaign

Lofgren received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] Murray was endorsed by the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11]

Endorsements

Zoe Lofgren (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Zoe Lofgren (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[108]

Results

California's 19th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2012 California's 20th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Candidate Sam Farr Jeff Taylor Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 172,996 60,566 Percentage 74.1% 25.9%

Results by county Farr:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Sam Farr Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Sam Farr Democratic

See also: California's 17th congressional district and California's 20th congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Sam Farr, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Art Dunn, Vice President of Ansavoice Communications

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Jeff Taylor, farmer

Eliminated in primary

• Mike LeBarre

Campaign

Farr was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10]

Endorsements

Sam Farr (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Sam Farr (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[108]

Results

California's 20th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2012 California's 21st congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Candidate David Valadao John Hernandez Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 67,164 49,119 Percentage 57.8% 42.2%

Results by county Valadao:      50–60%      60–70% Hernandez:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election None (New district) Elected U.S. Representative David Valadao Republican

See also: California's 18th congressional district, California's 20th congressional district, and California's 21st congressional district

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

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• David Valadao, state assembly member^[109]

Declined

• Andy Vidak, farmer and nominee for the 20th district in 2010^[110]

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• John Hernandez, chief executive officer of the Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce^[111]

Eliminated in primary

• Blong Xiong, Fresno City Council member^[112]

Declined

• Cruz Bustamante, former Lieutenant Governor and nominee for governor in 2003^[113]
• Dennis Cardoza, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 18th district^[92]
• Jim Costa, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 20th district^[114]
• Michael Rubio, state senator^[115]

Campaign

Valadao was endorsed by the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11]

Endorsements

Blong Xiong (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

David Valadao (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[13]
• National Right to Life Committee^[14]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

John Hernandez (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David Valadao (R)	John Hernandez (D)	Undecided
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (D-Hernandez)[116]	October 13–16, 2012	509 (LV)	± 4.4%	41%	37%	22%
Moore (R-Valadao)[117]	October 8–9, 2012	400 (LV)	± 5.0%	53%	33%	14%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Likely R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[50]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[51]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[52]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[53]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP[54]	Likely R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[55]	Lean R	November 4, 2012

Results

California's 21st congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Valadao	67,164	57.8
	Democratic	John Hernandez	49,119	42.2
Majority			18,045	15.6
Total votes			116,283	100.0
	Republican win (new seat)

District 22

2012 California's 22nd congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Candidate Devin Nunes Otto Lee Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 132,386 81,555 Percentage 61.9% 38.1%

Results by county Nunes:      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Devin Nunes Republican Elected U.S. Representative Devin Nunes Republican

See also: California's 21st congressional district and California's 22nd congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.^[118]

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Devin Nunes, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Otto Lee, lawyer and former member of the Sunnyvale City Council^[119]

Campaign

Nunes received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in March 2012.^[11]

Endorsements

Otto Lee (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Devin Nunes (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[59]
• National Right to Life Committee^[14]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Otto Lee (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]

Results

California's 22nd congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2012 California's 23rd congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Candidate Kevin McCarthy Terry Phillips Party Republican Independent Popular vote 158,161 57,842 Percentage 73.2% 26.8%

Results by county McCarthy:      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Kevin McCarthy Republican Elected U.S. Representative Kevin McCarthy Republican

See also: California's 22nd congressional district and California's 23rd congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Kevin McCarthy, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

No Democrats filed.

Independent candidates

Advanced to general

• Terry Phillips, former news reporter for Valley Public Radio, CBS, and NBC/Mutual

Campaign

McCarthy was endorsed by the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11]

Endorsements

Terry Phillips (NPP)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Kevin McCarthy (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[59]
• National Right to Life Committee^[14]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Terry Phillips (NPP)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]

Results

California's 23rd congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2012 California's 24th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Candidate Lois Capps Abel Maldonado Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 156,749 127,746 Percentage 55.1% 44.9%

Results by county Capps:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Lois Capps Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Lois Capps Democratic

See also: California's 23rd congressional district and California's 24th congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Lois Capps, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Abel Maldonado, former Lieutenant Governor^[105][120]

Eliminated in primary

• Christopher Mitchum, former actor and businessman^[121]

Withdrawn

• Tom Watson

Campaign

Capps received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] In March 2012, the California Republican Party declined to endorse any candidate, while the Santa Barbara County party endorsed Mitchum.^[122]

Endorsements

Lois Capps (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Organizations

• Sierra Club

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Lois Capps (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program^[44]
• EMILY's List^[123]
• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club

Abel Maldonado (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[13]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Lois Capps (D)	Abel Maldonado (R)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Maldonado)[124]	October 1–3, 2012	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	44%	45%	11%
DCCC (D)[125]	July 23, 2012	379 (LV)	± 5.0%	51%	40%	9%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Maldonado)[126]	June 26–28, 2012	300 (LV)	± 5.7%	48%	46%	6%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Lean D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[50]	Tilts D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[51]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[52]	Lean D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[53]	Lean D	November 4, 2012
RCP[54]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
The Hill[55]	Tossup	November 4, 2012

Results

California's 24th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lois Capps (incumbent)	156,749	55.1
	Republican	Abel Maldonado	127,746	44.9
Majority			29,003	10.2
Total votes			284,495	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 25

See also: California's 25th congressional district

2012 California's 25th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Candidate Buck McKeon Lee Rogers Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 129,593 106,982 Percentage 54.8% 45.2%

Results by county McKeon:   50%–55%   55%–60%

U.S. Representative before election Buck McKeon Republican Elected U.S. Representative Buck McKeon Republican

The 25th district is based in northern Los Angeles County and includes Palmdale and Santa Clarita. Republican Howard McKeon, who had represented the 25th district since 1993, ran for re-election.^[127]

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Howard McKeon, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Dante Acosta, financial advisor
• Cathie Wright, daughter of former state senator Catherine Wright^[128]

Declined

• Elton Gallegly, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 24th district^[129][130]

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Lee Rogers, podiatrist^[131]

Withdrawn

• Laura Molina, artist.^[132][133]

Campaign

Rogers was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] McKeon received the endorsement of the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[122]

Endorsements

Lee Rogers (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard McKeon (incumbent)	39,997	50.5
	Democratic	Lee 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

Endorsements

Howard McKeon (R)

Organizations

• National Right to Life Committee^[14]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Lee Rogers (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]

Organizations

• Sierra Club^[134]

Results

California's 25th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard McKeon (incumbent)	129,593	54.8
	Democratic	Lee Rogers	106,982	45.2
Majority			22,611	9.6
Total votes			236,575	100.0
	Republican hold

District 26

See also: California's 24th congressional district, California's 26th congressional district, and California's 27th congressional district

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.^[135]

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Tony Strickland, state senator^[136]

Declined

• Glen Becerra, member of the Simi Valley City Council^[136]
• David Dreier, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 26th district^[137]
• Elton Gallegly, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 24th district
• Keith Millhouse, member of the Moorpark City Council^[138]
• Greg Totten, Ventura County District Attorney^[136]

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Julia Brownley, state assembly member^[139]

Eliminated in primary

• Albert Maxwell Goldberg, real estate agent and broker
• Jess Herrera, commissioner of the Oxnard Harbor District^[140]
• David Cruz Thayne, businessman and former professional tennis player^[138]

Withdrawn

• Steve Bennett, member of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors^[141]
• David Pollock, member of the Moorpark City Council^[142][143]
• Esequiel Ruelas, retired longshoreman;^[144] ended his campaign and endorsed Brownley^[139]

Declined

• Richard Francis, former mayor of Ventura^[141][145]
• Fran Pavley, state senator^[146]
• Mary Anne Rooney, commissioner of the Oxnard Harbor District^[138]
• Brad Sherman, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 27th district^[142][147]

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Linda Parks, member of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors (and previously a registered Republican)^[148]

Withdrawn

• Akiva Werbalowsky, permaculture designer^[149][150]

Campaign

At the California Democratic Party convention, held in February 2012, delegates voted to make no endorsement.^[151] In March 2012, Strickland was endorsed by the California Republican Party.^[122]

Endorsements

Julia Brownley (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Tony Strickland (R)

Organizations

• American Conservative Union^[152]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[13]
• National Right to Life Committee^[14]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Julia Brownley (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[37]
• EMILY's List^[123]
• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[134]

Debate

2012 California's 26th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Tony Strickland	Julia Brownley
1	Oct. 2, 2012	California Lutheran University Ventura County Star	Henry Dubroff Timm Herdt	[153]	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tony Strickland (R)	Julia Brownley (D)	Undecided
Tulchin Research (D-Brownley)[154]	July 15–19, 2012	700 (LV)	± 3.7%	44%	48%	8%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[50]	Tossup	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[51]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[52]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2012
NY Times[53]	Lean D (flip)	November 4, 2012
RCP[54]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
The Hill[55]	Tossup	November 4, 2012

Results

California's 26th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia Brownley	139,072	52.7
	Republican	Tony Strickland	124,863	47.3
Majority			14,209	5.4
Total votes			263,935	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 27

See also: California's 27th congressional district and California's 32nd congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.^[155]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Judy Chu, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Jack Orswell, small business owner

Eliminated in primary

• Bob Duran, tax attorney and businessman

Campaign

Chu received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] Orswell received the endorsement of the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11]

Endorsements

Judy Chu (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Judy Chu (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[134]

Results

California's 27th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 27th congressional district, California's 28th congressional district, and California's 29th congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.^[156]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Adam Schiff, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Sal Genovese, community services administrator
• Jonathan Ryan Kalbfeld, entrepreneur and software engineer
• Massie Munroe, civil engineer

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Phil Jennerjahn, political consultant, candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles in 2009 and for the 33rd District in 2010

Eliminated in primary

• Garen Mailyan, security officer
• Jenny Worman, actress and Hollywood stand-in

Campaign

Schiff was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10]

Endorsements

Adam Schiff (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition^[61]

Jenny Worman (R)

Organizations

• Republican Liberty Caucus^[60]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Adam Schiff (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition^[61]
• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[134]

Results

California's 28th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 28th congressional district and California's 29th congressional district

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

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Tony Cardenas, member of the Los Angeles City Council^[157]

Eliminated in primary

• Richard Valdez, businessman

Declined

• Howard Berman, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 28th district^[105]

Republican candidates

No Republicans filed.

Independent candidates

Advanced to general

• David Hernandez, president of the San Fernando Chamber of Commerce^[158]

Campaign

Cardenas received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10]

Endorsements

Tony Cardenas (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Tony Cardenas (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Majority Makers" Program^[37]
• Human Rights Campaign^[38]

Results

California's 29th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 27th congressional district, California's 28th congressional district, and California's 30th congressional district

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, ran for re-election against fellow Democrat Howard Berman, who represented the 28th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 26th district from 1983 to 2003.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Howard Berman, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 28th district
• Brad Sherman, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 27th district

Eliminated in primary

• Vince Gilmore

Republican candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Mark Reed, actor, rancher and businessman
• Susan Shelley, novelist^[159]
• Navraj Singh, businessman and restaurateur

Campaign

At the California Democratic Party's annual convention in February 2012, Sherman received the support of more delegates than Berman, but did not reach the 60-percent threshold necessary to receive the party's endorsement.^[160] In March 2012, the California Republican Party declined to endorse any candidate while the Los Angeles County party endorsed Reed.^[122]

Endorsements

Susan Shelley (R)

Organizations

• Republican Liberty Caucus^[60]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Howard Berman (D)	Vince Gilmore (D)	Michael Powelson (G)	Mark Reed (R)	Susan Shelley (R)	Brad Sherman (D)	Navraj Singh (R)	Undecided
M4 Strategies/Tulchin Research[161]	May 29–31, 2012	329 (LV)	± 5.4%	24%	1%	4%	10%	2%	32%	4%	23%
Feldman (D-Sherman)[162]	March 26–28, 2012	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	17%	1%	4%	12%	5%	40%	2%	20%
Feldman (D-Sherman)[163]	August 14–18, 2011	600 (LV)	± 5.0%	17%	—	—	26%	—	42%	—	15%

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Campaign

The campaign was one of the most expensive in the nation.^[164]

Endorsements

Howard Berman (D)

U.S. Senators

• Barbara Boxer, United States Senator from California^[165]
• Dianne Feinstein, United States Senator from California^[165]
• Lindsey Graham, United States Senator from South Carolina (Republican)^[166]
• Joe Lieberman, former United States Senator from Connecticut (Independent)^[166]
• John McCain, United States Senator from Arizona (Republican)^[166]

U.S. Representatives

• Xavier Becerra, U.S. Representative from CA-31^[167]
• Mary Bono, U.S. Representative from CA-45 (Republican)^[168]
• Ken Calvert, U.S. Representative from CA-44 (Republican)^[168]
• Dennis Cardoza, U.S. Representative from CA-18^[167]
• Jim Costa, U.S. Representative from CA-20^[167]
• David Dreier, U.S. Representative from CA-26 (Republican)^[168]
• Bob Filner, U.S. Representative from CA-51^[167]
• Elton Gallegly, U.S. Representative from CA-24 (Republican)^[168]
• John Garamendi, U.S. Representative from CA-10^[167]
• Wally Herger, U.S. Representative from CA-02 (Republican)^[168]
• Steny Hoyer, U.S. Representative from MD-05^[169]
• Darrell Issa, U.S. Representative from CA-49 (Republican)^[165]
• Barbara Lee, U.S. Representative from CA-09^[167]
• Jerry Lewis, U.S. Representative from CA-41 (Republican)^[168]
• Dan Lungren, U.S. Representative from CA-03 (Republican)^[168]
• George Miller, U.S. Representative from CA-07^[167]
• Lucille Roybal-Allard, U.S. Representative from CA-34^[167]
• Ed Royce, U.S. Representative from CA-40 (Republican)^[168]
• Loretta Sanchez, U.S. Representative from CA-47^[170]
• Mike Thompson, U.S. Representative from CA-01^[167]
• Maxine Waters, U.S. Representative from CA-35^[167]
• Henry Waxman, U.S. Representative from CA-30^[167]
• Lynn Woolsey, U.S. Representative from CA-06^[167]

State officials

• Jerry Brown, Governor of California^[165]

Labor unions

• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees^[171]

Organizations

• Humane Society Legislative Fund^[172]

Newspapers

• Los Angeles Daily News^[165]
• The Los Angeles Times^[165]

Municipal officials

• Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles^[173]

Individuals

• David Geffen, businessman and film producer^[165]
• Rafer Johnson, actor and decathlete^[173]
• Jeffrey Katzenberg, film producer^[174]
• Wendie Malick, actress and model^[175]
• Steven Spielberg, director^[165]
• Betty White, actress^[165]

Brad Sherman (D)

Executive officials

• Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States^[165]

U.S. Representatives

• Judy Chu, U.S. Representative from CA-32^[169]
• Grace Napolitano, U.S. Representative from CA-38^[169]

State officials

• Cruz Bustamante, former Lieutenant Governor of California^[176]
• John Chiang, California State Treasurer^[167]
• Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California^[167]

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• United Steelworkers^[177]

Organizations

• Armenian National Committee of America^[178]

Municipal officials

• Dennis Zine, Los Angeles City Councillor^[179]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Howard Berman (D)	Brad Sherman (D)	Undecided
SurveyUSA[180]	October 22–24, 2012	674 (LV)	± 3.9%	33%	44%	22%
Feldman (D-Sherman)[181]	October 11–14, 2012	502 (LV)	± 4.4%	26%	51%	24%
Kimball Political Consulting (R)[182]	October 12–13, 2012	422 (LV)	± 4.7%	26%	32%	42%
SurveyUSA[183]	September 18–20, 2012	628 (LV)	± 4.0%	32%	45%	23%
Feldman (D-Sherman)[184]	July 14–18, 2012	502 (LV)	± 4.4%	29%	46%	26%
Feldman (D-Sherman)[162]	March 26–28, 2012	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	26%	51%	23%
Feldman (D-Sherman)[163]	August 14–18, 2011	600 (LV)	± 5.0%	25%	52%	23%

Results

California's 30th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 26th congressional district, California's 31st congressional district, California's 41st congressional district, California's 42nd congressional district, and California's 43rd congressional district

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.^[73][185] Republican Gary Miller, who represented the 42nd district from 2003 to 2013 and the 41st district from 1999 to 2003, ran for re-election here.^[186]

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Robert Dutton, state senator^[187]
• Gary Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• David Dreier, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 26th district^[137]
• Jerry Lewis, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 41st district^[78]
• Michael Ramos, San Bernardino County district attorney^[77]

Democratic candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Pete Aguilar, Mayor of Redlands^[188]
• Justin Kim, former congressional oversight lawyer^[189]
• Rita Ramirez-Dean, community college trustee^[188]
• Renea Wickman, founder of a youth nonprofit organization,^[190]

Declined

• Joe Baca, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 43rd district^[191]
• Joe Baca, Jr., former state assembly member^[105]
• Russ Warner, businessman and nominee for the 26th district in 2008 & 2010^[114][192]

Campaign

At its February 2012 convention, the California Democratic Party did not endorse a candidate in the 31st district,^[10] while Miller was endorsed by the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[193]

Endorsements

Pete Aguilar (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Gary Miller (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[59]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program^[67]
• National Right to Life Committee^[14]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Results

California's 31st congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 26th congressional district and California's 32nd congressional district

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.^[185] Democrat Grace Napolitano, who represented the 38th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 34th district from 1999 to 2003, ran for re-election here.^[194]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Grace Napolitano, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Bill Gonzalez, former Deputy State Director and Senior Advisor to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein

Withdrawn

• Roger Hernandez, state assembly member^[195]
• Norma Macias, El Monte council member^[196]

Declined

• Linda Sánchez, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 39th district^[197]

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• David Miller, CEO of Pacific Development Incorporated

Campaign

Napolitano was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10]

Endorsements

Grace Napolitano (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano (incumbent)	24,094	46.1
	Republican	David Miller	21,843	41.8
	Democratic	G. Bill Gonzalez	6,322	12.1
Total votes			52,259	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Grace Napolitano (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[134]

Results

California's 32nd congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano (incumbent)	124,903	65.7
	Republican	David Miller	65,208	34.3
Total votes			190,111	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 33

See also: California's 30th congressional district and California's 33rd congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.^[198]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Henry Waxman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Bruce Margolin, attorney
• Zein Obagi, attorney
• Tim Pape^[199]

Republican candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Christopher David, entrepreneur^[199]

Independent candidates

Advanced to general

• Bill Bloomfield, businessman^[199]

Green candidates

Eliminated in primary

• David Steinman

Libertarian candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Steve Collett, certified public accountants

Campaign

Waxman received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] In March 2012, the California Republican Party declined to endorse David.^[200]

Endorsements

Henry Waxman (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Christopher David (R)

Organizations

• Republican Liberty Caucus^[60]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Henry Waxman (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[134]

Results

California's 33rd congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry Waxman (incumbent)	171,860	54.0
	No party preference	Bill Bloomfield	146,660	46.0
Majority			25,200	8.0
Total votes			318,520	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 34

See also: California's 31st congressional district and California's 34th congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.^[201]

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Xavier Becerra, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Stephen Smith, former Radio Shack employee

Campaign

Becerra was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10]

Endorsements

Xavier Becerra (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Xavier Becerra (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• Sierra Club^[134]

Results

California's 34th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 35th congressional district, California's 38th congressional district, and California's 43rd congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Joe Baca, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Gloria Negrete McLeod, state senator^[202]

Green candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Anthony Vieyra, former IRS employee

Campaign

Baca was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10]

Endorsements

Joe Baca (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition^[61]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Joe Baca (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition^[61]
• Human Rights Campaign^[38]

Gloria Negrete McLeod (D)

Organizations

• EMILY's List^[123]

Results

California's 35th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 36th congressional district and California's 45th congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.^[203]

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Mary Bono Mack, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Raul Ruiz, physician^[203]

Declined

• Manuel Pérez, state assembly member^[204]
• Steve Pougnet, Mayor of Palm Springs and nominee for the 45th district in 2010^[205]

Campaign

Ruiz received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] Bono Mack was endorsed by the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11]

Endorsements

Raul Ruiz (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Mary Bono Mack (R)

Organizations

• GOProud^[99]
• Maggie's List^[46]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Raul Ruiz (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Democracy for America^[93]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[37]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 12, 2012

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mary Bono Mack (R)	Raul Ruiz (D)	Undecided
Lake Research Partners (D-Ruiz)[206]	October 20–22, 2012	402 (LV)	± 4.9%	42%	48%	7%
Public Policy Polling (D-Democracy for America)[207]	October 12–14, 2012	1,364 (LV)	± 2.7%	46%	47%	7%
Lake Research Partners (D-Ruiz)[208]	October 2–4, 2012	406 (LV)	± 4.9%	43%	46%	9%
Public Policy Polling (D-Democracy for America)[209]	September 12–13, 2012	1,281 (LV)	± 2.7%	47%	44%	9%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[50]	Tilts R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[51]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[52]	Lean R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[53]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP[54]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
The Hill[55]	Tossup	November 4, 2012

Results

California's 36th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raul Ruiz	110,189	52.9
	Republican	Mary Bono Mack (incumbent)	97,953	47.1
Majority			12,236	5.8
Total votes			208,142	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 37

See also: California's 33rd congressional district, California's 35th congressional district, and California's 37th congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Karen Bass, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrawn

• Mervin Evans^[210]

Declined

• Maxine Waters, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 35th district^[211]

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Morgan Osborne (write-in)

Campaign

Bass was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10]

Endorsements

Karen Bass (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Karen Bass (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[134]

Results

California's 37th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 38th congressional district and California's 39th congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Linda Sánchez, incumbent U.S. Representative^[197]

Withdrawn

• Ronald Calderon, state senator^[212][213]

Declined

• Grace Napolitano, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 38th district^[194]

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Benjamin Campos, certified public accountant

Eliminated in primary

• Jorge Robles, law enforcement professional

Campaign

Sánchez received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10]

Endorsements

Linda Sánchez (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Linda Sánchez (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[134]

Results

California's 38th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 39th congressional district, California's 40th congressional district, and California's 42nd congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.^[214]

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Ed Royce, incumbent U.S. Representative^[186]

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Jay Chen, member of the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District board^[215]

Campaign

Chen was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10]

Endorsements

Jay Chen (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Ed Royce (R)

Organizations

• National Right to Life Committee^[14]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Jay Chen (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]

Results

California's 39th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Royce (incumbent)	145,607	57.8
	Democratic	Jay Chen	106,360	42.2
Majority			39,247	15.6
Total votes			251,967	100.0
	Republican hold

Aftermath

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.^[216]

District 40

See also: California's 34th congressional district, California's 39th congressional district, and California's 40th congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.^[217]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Lucille Roybal-Allard, incumbent U.S. Representative
• David Sanchez, civil rights activist

Declined

• Linda Sánchez, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 39th district^[197]

Republican candidates

No Republicans filed.

Campaign

Roybal-Allard received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10]

Endorsements

Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[134]

Results

California's 40th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 41st congressional district and California's 44th congressional district

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

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Mark Takano, member of the Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees^[218]

Eliminated in primary

• Anna Nevenic, nurse

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• John Tavaglione, Riverside County Supervisor^[218]

Eliminated in primary

• George Pearne
• Vince Sawyer, Oath Keeper

Declined

• Jeff Miller, state assembly member^[219]

Campaign

Takano was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] Tavaglione received the endorsement of the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11]

Endorsements

Mark Takano (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Mark Takano (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Democracy for America^[93]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[37]
• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee^[220]
• Sierra Club

John Tavaglione (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[13]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mark Takano (D)	John Tavaglione (R)	Undecided
EMC Research (D-Takano)[221]	August 8–12, 2012	500 (LV)	± 4.5%	42%	38%	20%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Lean D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[50]	Lean D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[51]	Lean D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[52]	Lean D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[53]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
RCP[54]	Lean D	November 4, 2012
The Hill[55]	Lean D	November 4, 2012

Results

California's 41st congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Takano	103,578	59.0
	Republican	John Tavaglione	72,074	41.0
Majority			31,504	18.0
Total votes			175,652	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 42

See also: California's 42nd congressional district and California's 44th congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.^[222]

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Ken Calvert, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Eva Johnson, former division director Western Municipal Water District
• Clayton Thibodeau, author and entrepreneur

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Michael Williamson, attorney

Eliminated in primary

• Cliff Smith

Campaign

Calvert was endorsed by the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11]

Endorsements

Clayton Thibodeau (R)

Organizations

• Republican Liberty Caucus^[60]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Ken Calvert (R)

Organizations

• National Right to Life Committee^[14]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Results

California's 42nd congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 35th congressional district and California's 43rd congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Bob Flores, self-employed communications manager^[199]
• Maxine Waters, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Withdrawn

• Marco Antonio Leal^[199]

Campaign

Waters received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10]

Endorsements

Maxine Waters (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Maxine Waters (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[134]

Results

California's 43rd congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 36th congressional district, California's 37th congressional district, and California's 44th congressional district

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, ran for re-election against fellow Democrat Laura Richardson, who represented the 37th district from 2007 to 2013.^[223]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Janice Hahn, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 36th district
• Laura Richardson, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 37th district

Declined

• Isadore Hall, state assembly member^[223]

Republican candidates

Withdrawn

• John Lauro^[199]

Campaign

In February 2012, Hahn became the officially endorsed candidate of the California Democratic Party.^[224]

Endorsements

Janice Hahn (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Janice Hahn (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]

Organizations

• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[134]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Janice Hahn (D)	Laura Richardson (D)	Undecided
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (D-Hahn)[225]	September 26–29, 2012	350 (LV)	± 5.3%	42%	27%	30%
SurveyUSA[226]	September 20–23, 2012	613 (LV)	± 4.0%	43%	33%	24%

Results

California's 44th congressional district primary election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 45th congressional district and California's 48th congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• John Campbell, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• John Webb, a small businessman^[214]

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Sukhee Kang, Mayor of Irvine^[227]

Campaign

Kang was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] Campbell received the endorsement of the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11]

Endorsements

Sukhee Kang (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

John Campbell (R)

Organizations

• National Right to Life Committee^[14]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Sukhee Kang (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]

Organizations

• Sierra Club^[134]

Results

California's 45th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Campbell (incumbent)	171,417	58.5
	Democratic	Sukhee Kang	121,814	41.5
Majority			49,603	17.0
Total votes			293,231	100.0
	Republican hold

District 46

See also: California's 46th congressional district and California's 47th congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.^[156]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Loretta Sanchez, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Jerry Hayden, independent businessman^[214]

Eliminated in primary

• John H. Cullum, accountant
• Pat Garcia, escrow company owner

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

Jorge Rocha, tax accountant^[214]

Campaign

Sanchez received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] Hayden was endorsed by the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11]

Endorsements

Loretta Sanchez (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition^[61]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[134]

Results

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

Endorsements

Loretta Sanchez (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition^[61]
• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]

Results

California's 46th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 37th congressional district and California's 47th congressional district

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

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Alan Lowenthal, state senator^[228]

Eliminated in primary

• Peter Mathews, professor
• Jay Shah
• Usha Shah

Declined

• Joe Dunn, former state senator^[229]
• Linda Sánchez, incumbent U.S. Representative^[197]

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Gary DeLong, Long Beach City Council member^[230]

Eliminated in primary

• Steve Foley, conservative blogger, activist and campaign consultant^[214]
• Steven T. Kuykendall, former U.S. Representative^[231]

Declined

• Troy Edgar, Mayor of Los Alamitos and former member of the Los Alamitos City Council^[232][233]

Campaign

Lowenthal was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] Delong received the endorsement of the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[122]

Endorsements

Alan Lowenthal (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Alan Lowenthal (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[37]
• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club^[134]

Gary DeLong (R)

Organizations

• GOProud^[99]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[13]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Alan Lowenthal (D)	Gary DeLong (R)	Undecided
Goodwin Simon Strategic Research[234]	August 16–18, 2012	400 (LV)	± 5.0%	51%	31%	18%
DCCC (D)[235]	July 18, 2012	379 (LV)	± 5.0%	47%	36%	17%
Probolsky Research (R-DeLong)[236]	June 28–July 3, 2012	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	44%	41%	15%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Likely D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[50]	Likely D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[51]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[52]	Likely D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[53]	Lean D	November 4, 2012
RCP[54]	Likely D	November 4, 2012
The Hill[55]	Likely D	November 4, 2012

Results

California's 47th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Lowenthal	130,093	56.6
	Republican	Gary DeLong	99,919	43.4
Majority			30,174	13.2
Total votes			230,012	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 48

See also: California's 46th congressional district and California's 48th congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.^[237]

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Dana Rohrabacher, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Ron Varasteh, scientist and engineer^[214]

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Alan Schlar, marketing executive^[214]

Campaign

Rohrabacher was endorsed by the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Dana Rohrabacher (R)

Organizations

• National Right to Life Committee^[14]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Results

California's 48th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 49th congressional district

The 49th district is based in northern San Diego County and includes Carlsbad and Oceanside. Republican Darrell Issa, who had represented the 49th district since 2003 and the 48th district from 2001 to 2003, ran for re-election.^[238]

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Darrell Issa, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Jerry Tetalman, realtor^[239][240]

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Dick Eiden, retired attorney and poet
• Albin Novinec, U.S. Marine^[214]

Campaign

Tetalman received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] Issa was endorsed by the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[214]

Endorsements

Jerry Tetalman (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Darrell Issa (R)

Organizations

• National Right to Life Committee^[14]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Jerry Tetalman (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]

Results

California's 49th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (incumbent)	159,725	58.2
	Democratic	Jerry Tetalman	114,893	41.8
Majority			44,832	16.4
Total votes			274,618	100.0
	Republican hold

District 50

See also: California's 50th congressional district and California's 52nd congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.^[238]

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Duncan D. Hunter, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Terri Linnell, Tea Party activist and candidate for this seat in 2010^[241]

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• David Secor, retired clerk of the San Diego Superior Court^[242]

Eliminated in primary

• Connie Frankowiak, community activist and candidate for this seat in 2006 & 2010^[241]

Campaign

Hunter received the endorsement of the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Duncan D. Hunter (R)

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[59]
• National Right to Life Committee^[14]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Results

California's 50th congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: California's 51st congressional district

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.^[243]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Juan Vargas, state senator and candidate for this seat in 1992, 1996 & 2006^[244]

Eliminated in primary

• John Brooks, writer and retired federal employee^[245]
• Denise Moreno Ducheny, state senator^[246]
• Daniel Ramirez

Declined

• Bob Filner, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Michael Crimmins, high school principal, retired Marine Corps major and nominee for 53rd district in 2008 & 2010

Eliminated in primary

• Xanthi Gionis, businesswoman and author
• Bernard Portley, computer scientist

Campaign

Vargas was endorsed by the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10] Gionis received the endorsement of the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11]

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.^[247] The effort was successful as Crimmins finished 2,909 votes ahead of Ducheny.

Endorsements

Juan Vargas (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Juan Vargas (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Majority Makers" Program^[37]

Results

Vargas won the general election in a landslide.

California's 51st congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juan Vargas	113,934	71.5
	Republican	Michael Crimmins	45,464	28.5
Total votes			159,398	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 52

See also: California's 50th congressional district and California's 52nd congressional district

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, ran for re-election here.^[245]

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Brian Bilbray, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Gene Hamilton Carswell, developer, builder and veteran
• Wayne Iverson, physician^[248]
• John Stahl, retired business executive and candidate for Florida's 22nd district in 1994^[249]
• John Subka, real estate investor

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Scott Peters, chair of the Port of San Diego^[250]

Eliminated in primary

• Lori Saldaña, former state assembly member^[251]

Withdrawn

• Shirley Decourt-Park, business owner

Declined

• Bob Nascenzi, businessman^[252][253]

Campaign

At its February 2012 convention, the California Democratic Party declined to endorse a candidate for the 52nd district.^[10] Bilbray was endorsed by the California Republican Party in March 2012.^[11]

Endorsements

Scott Peters (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Brian Bilbray (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program^[67]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[15]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[16]

Scott Peters (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[37]
• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club

Debate

2012 California's 52nd congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Brian Bilbray	Scott Peters
1	Oct. 10, 2012	San Diego Union-Tribune	Michael Smolens	[254]	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brian Bilbray (R)	Scott Peters (D)	Undecided
SurveyUSA[255]	October 28–30, 2012	628 (LV)	± 4.0%	46%	46%	8%
Grove Insight (D-Peters)[256]	October 19–21, 2012	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	40%	45%	15%
Glover Park Group/University of San Diego/U-T San Diego[257]	October 14–17, 2012	374 (LV)	± 5.0%	47%	38%	13%
Grove Insight (D-Peters)[258]	July 16–18, 2012	400 (LV)	± 4.4%	40%	40%	19%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[50]	Tossup	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[51]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[52]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2012
NY Times[53]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
RCP[54]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
The Hill[55]	Tossup	November 4, 2012

Results

California's 52nd congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Peters	151,451	51.2
	Republican	Brian Bilbray (incumbent)	144,495	48.8
Majority			6,956	2.4
Total votes			295,946	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 53

See also: California's 53rd congressional district

The 53rd district is based in Central San Diego and includes La Mesa and Lemon Grove. Democrat Susan Davis, who had represented the 53rd district since 2003 and previously represented the 49th district from 2001 to 2003, ran for re-election here.^[156]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Susan Davis, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Nick Popaditch, retired United States Marine Corps gunnery sergeant and nominee for the 51st district in 2010^[259]

Campaign

Davis received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party in February 2012.^[10]

Endorsements

Susan Davis (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[12]

Organizations

• Sierra Club

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Endorsements

Susan Davis (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[17]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[18]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[36]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[45]
• Sierra Club

Nick Popaditch (R)

Organizations

• Iraq Veterans for Congress^[260]

Results

California's 53rd congressional district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Davis (incumbent)	164,825	61.4
	Republican	Nick Popaditch	103,482	38.6
Total votes			268,307	100.0
	Democratic hold

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear