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2012 California U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2012 California U.S. House District 3 Election?

John Garamendi won the 2012 California U.S. House District 3 Election. John Garamendi received 126,882 popular votes (54.23%). The main challenger was Kim Vann (45.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Garamendi and Vann

Garamendi +8.5 pts · won by 19,796 votes
John GaramendiDemocraticWINNER54.23%
126,882 votes
Kim VannRepublican45.77%
107,086 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.