2012Final results
2012 election for California's 48th District
U.S. House · California
Dana Rohrabacher (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Ron Varasteh (D) by 22.0 points.
Dana RohrabacherRepublican · winner
61.0%177,144
Ron VarastehDemocrat
39.0%113,358
290,502 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.
Ron VarastehDana Rohrabacher
$158.3K
Raised by the campaign
$493.4K
$75.1K
Spent by the campaign
$582.1K
$83.2K
Cash on hand
$190.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012