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2004 California U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 2004 California U.S. House District 12 Election?

Tom Lantos won the 2004 California U.S. House District 12 Election. Tom Lantos received 171,852 popular votes (68.03%). The main challenger was Mike Garza (20.82%).

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

Lantos +47.2 pts · won by 119,259 votes
Tom LantosDemocraticWINNER68.03%
171,852 votes
Mike GarzaRepublican20.82%
52,593 votes
Pat GrayGreen9.12%
23,038 votes
Harland HarrisonLibertarian2.03%
5,116 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.