2012Final results
2012 election for California's 24th District
U.S. House · California
Lois Capps (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Abel Maldonado (R) by 10.2 points.
Lois CappsDemocrat · winner
55.1%156,749
Abel MaldonadoRepublican
44.9%127,746
284,495 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.
Lois CappsAbel Maldonado
$3.3M
Raised by the campaign
$2.7M
$3.3M
Spent by the campaign
$2.7M
$354.4K
Cash on hand
$33.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012