California's 12th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in California's 12th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Lateefah Simon (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

California's 12th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Lateefah Simon	Democratic	65.4%	30.9
2022	Barbara Lee	Democratic	90.5%	81.0
2020	Nancy Pelosi	Democratic	77.6%	55.3
2018	Nancy Pelosi	Democratic	86.8%	73.7
2016	Nancy Pelosi	Democratic	80.9%	61.8
2014	Nancy Pelosi	Democratic	83.3%	66.5
2012	Nancy Pelosi	Democratic	85.1%	70.2
2010	Jackie Speier	Democratic	75.6%	53.5
2008	Jackie Speier	Democratic	75.1%	56.7
2008 special	Jackie Speier	Democratic	77.7%	68.4
2006	Tom Lantos	Democratic	76.0%	52.1
2004	Tom Lantos	Democratic	68.0%	47.2
2002	Tom Lantos	Democratic	68.1%	43.4
2000	Tom Lantos	Democratic	74.5%	53.8
1998	Tom Lantos	Democratic	74.0%	52.9
1982	Edwin Van Wyck Zschau	Republican	63.0%	29.5
1980	Paul Norton McCloskey	Republican	72.2%	53.7
1978	Paul Norton McCloskey	Republican	73.1%	51.5
1976	Paul Norton McCloskey	Republican	66.2%	35.0

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lateefah Simon Won	DEM	185,176	65.43%
Jennifer Tran	DEM	97,849	34.57%
Total		283,025

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Barbara Lee Won	DEM	217,110	90.47%
Stephen Slauson	REP	22,859	9.53%
Total		239,969

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nancy Pelosi Won	DEM	281,776	77.64%
Shahid Buttar	DEM	81,174	22.37%
Total		362,950

Questions and answers

Who represents California's 12th congressional district?

Lateefah Simon (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in California's 12th congressional district?

Lateefah Simon won in 2024 by 30.9 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.