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1996 California U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 12 Election?

Tom Lantos won the 1996 California U.S. House District 12 Election. Tom Lantos received 149,049 popular votes (71.69%). The main challenger was Storm Jenkins (23.7%).

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

Lantos +48.0 pts · won by 99,773 votes
Tom LantosDemocraticWINNER71.69%
149,049 votes
Storm JenkinsRepublican23.7%
49,276 votes
Christopher V.A. SchmidtLibertarian2.94%
6,111 votes
Richard Borgnatural law1.67%
3,472 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.