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2012 California U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 2012 California U.S. House District 12 Election?

Nancy Pelosi won the 2012 California U.S. House District 12 Election. Nancy Pelosi received 253,709 popular votes (85.08%). The main challenger was John Dennis (14.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Pelosi and Dennis

Pelosi +70.2 pts · won by 209,231 votes
Nancy PelosiDemocraticWINNER85.08%
253,709 votes
John DennisRepublican14.92%
44,478 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.