2012 California U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2012 California U.S. Senate Election?

Dianne Feinstein won the 2012 California U.S. Senate Election. Dianne Feinstein received 7,864,624 popular votes (62.52%). The main challenger was Elizabeth Emken (37.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Feinstein and Emken

Feinstein +25.0 pts · won by 3,150,737 votes

Dianne Feinstein DemocraticWINNER62.52%

7,864,624 votes

Elizabeth Emken Republican37.48%

4,713,887 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.