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2012 California U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 2012 California U.S. House District 15 Election?

Eric Swalwell won the 2012 California U.S. House District 15 Election. Eric Swalwell received 120,388 popular votes (52.11%). The main challenger was Fortney H. Stark Jr. (47.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Swalwell and Jr.

Swalwell +4.2 pts · won by 9,742 votes
Eric SwalwellDemocraticWINNER52.11%
120,388 votes
Fortney H. Stark Jr.Democratic47.89%
110,646 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.