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2012 California U.S. House District 36 Election

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Who won the 2012 California U.S. House District 36 Election?

Raul Ruiz won the 2012 California U.S. House District 36 Election. Raul Ruiz received 110,189 popular votes (52.94%). The main challenger was Mary Bono Mack (47.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Ruiz and Mack

Ruiz +5.9 pts · won by 12,236 votes
Raul RuizDemocraticWINNER52.94%
110,189 votes
Mary Bono MackRepublican47.06%
97,953 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.