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1998 California U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1998 California U.S. House District 12 Election?

Tom Lantos won the 1998 California U.S. House District 12 Election. Tom Lantos received 128,135 popular votes (73.98%). The main challenger was Robert Bob Evans (21.11%).

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

Lantos +52.9 pts · won by 91,573 votes
Tom LantosDemocraticWINNER73.98%
128,135 votes
Robert Bob EvansRepublican21.11%
36,562 votes
Michael J. MoloneyLibertarian4.92%
8,515 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.