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1988 California U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 12 Election?

Tom Campbell won the 1988 California U.S. House District 12 Election. Tom Campbell received 136,384 popular votes (51.67%). The main challenger was Anna G. Eshoo (46.04%).

See the full head-to-head between Campbell and Eshoo

Campbell +5.6 pts · won by 14,861 votes
Tom CampbellRepublicanWINNER51.67%
136,384 votes
Anna G. EshooDemocratic46.04%
121,523 votes
Tom GreyLibertarian2.28%
6,023 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.