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2012 California U.S. House District 47 Election

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Who won the 2012 California U.S. House District 47 Election?

Alan S. Lowenthal won the 2012 California U.S. House District 47 Election. Alan S. Lowenthal received 130,093 popular votes (56.56%). The main challenger was Gary DeLong (43.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Lowenthal and DeLong

Lowenthal +13.1 pts · won by 30,174 votes
Alan S. LowenthalDemocraticWINNER56.56%
130,093 votes
Gary DeLongRepublican43.44%
99,919 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.