2012Final results
2012 election for California's 41st District
U.S. House · California
Mark Takano (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating John Tavaglione (R) by 17.9 points.
Mark TakanoDemocrat · winner
59.0%103,578
John TavaglioneRepublican
41.0%72,074
175,652 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.
Mark TakanoJohn Tavaglione
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$1.4M
$24.6K
Cash on hand
$12K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012