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1992 California U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1992 California U.S. House District 12 Election?

Tom Lantos won the 1992 California U.S. House District 12 Election. Tom Lantos received 157,205 popular votes (68.83%). The main challenger was Jim Tomlin (23.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Lantos and Tomlin

Lantos +45.5 pts · won by 103,927 votes
Tom LantosDemocraticWINNER68.83%
157,205 votes
Jim TomlinRepublican23.33%
53,278 votes
Mary Weldonpeace and freedom4.44%
10,142 votes
George L. O'BrienLibertarian3.41%
7,782 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.