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2012 California U.S. House District 53 Election

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Who won the 2012 California U.S. House District 53 Election?

Susan A. Davis won the 2012 California U.S. House District 53 Election. Susan A. Davis received 164,825 popular votes (61.43%). The main challenger was Nick Popaditch (38.57%).

See the full head-to-head between Davis and Popaditch

Davis +22.9 pts · won by 61,343 votes
Susan A. DavisDemocraticWINNER61.43%
164,825 votes
Nick PopaditchRepublican38.57%
103,482 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.