2012Final results
2012 election for California's 26th District
U.S. House · California
Julia Brownley (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Tony Strickland (R) by 5.4 points.
Julia BrownleyDemocrat · winner
52.7%139,072
Tony StricklandRepublican
47.3%124,863
263,935 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.
Julia BrownleyTony Strickland
$2.2M
Raised by the campaign
$2.5M
$2.1M
Spent by the campaign
$2.4M
$50K
Cash on hand
$90.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012