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2002 California U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 2002 California U.S. House District 12 Election?

Tom Lantos won the 2002 California U.S. House District 12 Election. Tom Lantos received 105,597 popular votes (68.13%). The main challenger was Michael J. Moloney (24.76%).

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

Lantos +43.4 pts · won by 67,216 votes
Tom LantosDemocraticWINNER68.13%
105,597 votes
Michael J. MoloneyRepublican24.76%
38,381 votes
Maad H. Abu-GhazalahLibertarian7.1%
11,006 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.