2012Final results
2012 election for California's 19th District
U.S. House · California
Zoe Lofgren (D) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Murray (R) by 46.5 points.
Zoe LofgrenDemocrat · winner
73.2%162,300
Robert MurrayRepublican
26.8%59,313
221,613 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.
Zoe LofgrenRobert Murray
$859K
Raised by the campaign
$13.6K
$626K
Spent by the campaign
$8.4K
$576K
Cash on hand
$6.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012; FEC, through Nov 26, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012