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2012 California U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2012 California U.S. House District 1 Election?

Doug La Malfa won the 2012 California U.S. House District 1 Election. Doug La Malfa received 168,827 popular votes (57.38%). The main challenger was Jim Reed (42.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Malfa and Reed

Malfa +14.8 pts · won by 43,441 votes
Doug La MalfaRepublicanWINNER57.38%
168,827 votes
Jim ReedDemocratic42.62%
125,386 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.