2012Final results
2012 election for California's 39th District
U.S. House · California
Edward R. Royce (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Jay Chen (D) by 15.6 points.
Edward R. RoyceRepublican · winner
57.8%145,607
Jay ChenDemocrat
42.2%106,360
251,967 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.
Jay ChenEdward R. Royce
$793.5K
Raised by the campaign
$2.7M
$714.6K
Spent by the campaign
$4.5M
$79K
Cash on hand
$565.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012