2012Final results
2012 election for California's 12th District
U.S. House · California
Nancy Pelosi (D) won with 85.1% of the vote, defeating John Dennis (R) by 70.2 points.
Nancy PelosiDemocrat · winner
85.1%253,709
John DennisRepublican
14.9%44,478
298,187 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Nancy PelosiJohn Dennis
$2.3M
Raised by the campaign
$531.5K
$2M
Spent by the campaign
$480.2K
$449.3K
Cash on hand
$51K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012