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      Home/Elections/1976/US House/California/CA-12
      1976·US House·California·District profile →

      California District 12 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Paul N \ McCloskey Jr.
      66.2%130,332 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      David Harris
      31.3%61,526 votes
      Margin
      R+35.0
      196,857 total votes
      3 candidates196,857 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Paul N \ McCloskey Jr.REP✓
      		REP130,33266.2%
      David HarrisDEM
      		DEM61,52631.3%
      Joseph David CooneyIND
      		IND4,9992.5%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+73.9
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+6.8
      R+60R+30EvenD+30D+6020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202484.5%10.6%D+73.9318,386
      202089.3%8.6%D+80.7368,206
      201687.6%6.5%D+81.2326,129
      201291.1%8.9%D+82.2288,236
      200889.9%9.8%D+80.1306,889

      Seat History

      US House in California

      2024
      Lateefah SimonDEM
      D+100.0
      2022
      Barbara LeeDEM
      D+81.0
      Redistricted
      2020
      Nancy PelosiDEM
      D+100.0
      2018
      Nancy PelosiDEM
      D+73.7
      2016
      Nancy PelosiDEM
      D+80.9
      2014
      Nancy PelosiDEM
      D+66.5
      2012
      Nancy PelosiDEM
      D+70.2
      Redistricted
      2010
      Jackie SpeierDEM
      D+53.5
      2008
      Jackie SpeierDEM
      D+56.6
      2006
      Tom LantosDEM
      D+52.1
      2004
      Tom LantosDEM
      D+47.2
      2002
      Tom LantosDEM
      D+43.4
      Redistricted
      2000
      Tom LantosDEM
      D+53.8
      1998
      Tom LantosDEM
      D+52.9
      1996
      Tom LantosDEM
      D+48.0
      View all US House history for California →

      Candidates

      David HarrisREP
      Record9W-1L
      Avg MarginR+60.6
      Career1976-2016
      State House / US House
      Full profile →
      Joseph David CooneyIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →
      Paul N \ McCloskey Jr.REP
      Record3W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1980
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in California, 1976

      President1 contest →US Senate1 contest →
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