CA-12 — 2020 U.S. House election
Recent presidential results, current district lines
congressional district2020 US House electionCA-12 · U.S. HousePelosiD+100.0
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
| Nancy Pelosi (i) ✓Democrat | 77.6% | 281,776 |
|---|---|---|
| Shahid ButtarDemocrat | 22.4% | 81,174 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 2020 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
The boundary drawn is the current CA-12 (cd:120, the 2026 map); the 2020 election ran under that decade's own lines. The result shown is the certified 2020 contest.
Margin history
CA-12 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 283,025 | |
| 2022 | D | 239,969 | |
| 2020 | D | 362,950 | |
| 2018 | D | 317,072 | |
| 2016 | D | 338,845 | |
| 2014 | D | 192,264 | |
| 2012 | D | 298,187 | |
| 2010 | D | 201,162 | |
| 2008 | D | 266,853 | |
| 2006 | D | 182,324 | |
| 2004 | D | 252,599 | |
| 2002 | D | 154,984 | |
| 2000 | D | 212,556 | |
| 1998 | D | 173,212 | |
| 1996 | D | 207,908 | |
| 1994 | D | 175,636 | |
| 1992 | D | 228,407 | |
| 1990 | R | 205,698 | |
| 1988 | R | 263,930 | |
| 1986 | R | 187,043 | |
| 1984 | R | 252,693 | |
| 1982 | R | 183,208 | |
| 1980 | R | 199,083 | |
| 1978 | R | 160,085 | |
| 1976 | R | 196,857 |
Same ballot, 2020CA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2020 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · results as certified for the 2020 contest; the boundary drawn and the presidential strip use the current district map (cd:120, the 2026 lines) — the election itself ran under earlier lines. Real returns — nothing estimated.