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2012 California U.S. House District 49 Election

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Who won the 2012 California U.S. House District 49 Election?

Darrell E. Issa won the 2012 California U.S. House District 49 Election. Darrell E. Issa received 159,725 popular votes (58.16%). The main challenger was Jerry Tetalman (41.84%).

See the full head-to-head between Issa and Tetalman

Issa +16.3 pts · won by 44,832 votes
Darrell E. IssaRepublicanWINNER58.16%
159,725 votes
Jerry TetalmanDemocratic41.84%
114,893 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.