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2000 California U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 2000 California U.S. House District 12 Election?

Tom Lantos won the 2000 California U.S. House District 12 Election. Tom Lantos received 158,404 popular votes (74.52%). The main challenger was Mike Garza (20.78%).

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

Lantos +53.7 pts · won by 114,242 votes
Tom LantosDemocraticWINNER74.52%
158,404 votes
Mike GarzaRepublican20.78%
44,162 votes
Barbara J. LessLibertarian3.03%
6,431 votes
Rifkin Youngnatural law1.67%
3,559 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.