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1990 California U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1990 California U.S. House District 12 Election?

Tom Campbell won the 1990 California U.S. House District 12 Election. Tom Campbell received 125,157 popular votes (60.85%). The main challenger was Robert Palmer (33.68%).

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Campbell +27.2 pts · won by 55,887 votes
Tom CampbellRepublicanWINNER60.85%
125,157 votes
Robert PalmerDemocratic33.68%
69,270 votes
Chuck OlsonLibertarian5.48%
11,271 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.