2012Final results
2012 election for California's 33rd District
U.S. House · California
Henry A. Waxman (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Bill Bloomfield (Ind) by 7.9 points.
Henry A. WaxmanDemocrat · winner
54.0%171,860
Bill BloomfieldIndependent
46.0%146,660
318,520 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.
Henry A. WaxmanNo Republican
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
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$2.7M
Spent by the campaign
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$220.6K
Cash on hand
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Other candidates' campaigns: Bill Bloomfield $9.8M.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012