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2012Final results

2012 election for California's 50th District

U.S. House · California

Duncan Hunter (R) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating David B. Secor (D) by 35.4 points.

Duncan HunterRepublican · winner
67.7%174,838
32.3%83,455
258,293 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

EvenR+9.62006R+5.12008R+17.72010R+35.42012R+42.42014R+26.92016

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.

David B. SecorDuncan Hunter
$145
Raised by the campaign
$986.2K
$151
Spent by the campaign
$993.7K
-$6
Cash on hand
$24.8K

Campaign money: FEC, through Jun 30, 2012; FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012