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CA-12
| Incumbent | Jackie Speier |
| Party | Democratic |
| Term | 2nd |
| First elected | April 8, 2008 |
| Age on 11/02/2010 | 60 |
| Seeking re-election? | Probably |
| Websites | Home Page Campaign Website |
| Other Resources | Congresspedia profile |
Possible Challengers
| Potential Challenger | Greg Conlon |
| Party | Republican |
| Status | Speculative |
| Campaign Website | |
| Campaign Finance Reports |
| Potential Challenger | Mike Moloney |
| Party | Republican |
| Status | Speculative |
| Campaign Website | |
| Campaign Finance Reports |
District Profile
| 2008 Presidential Vote | Obama (D) 74.3% McCain (R) 23.9% Others 1.8% |
| 2008 Election Results | Speier (D) 75.3% Conlon (R) 18.5% Hermanson (G) 2.2% Peterson (L) 2.0% Hrizi (PF) 2.0% |
| Voter Registration | As of 05/04/2009 Democratic: 179,524 (52.7%) Decline-to-State: 86,669 (25.4%) Republican: 62,397 (18.3%) Other: 12,384 (3.6%) |
| District Blogs | |
| District Counties | San Francisco (part), San Mateo (part) |
District Map
District History
Representation
| Counties | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes |
| Los Angeles | John H. Hoeppel | Democratic | 03/04/1933 - 01/03/1937 | New district; lost renomination to Voorhis |
| Jerry Voorhis | Democratic | 01/03/1937 - 01/03/1947 | Lost reelection to Nixon | |
| Richard Nixon | Republican | 01/03/1947 - 01/03/1951 | Elected to Senate | |
| Patrick J. Hillings | Republican | 01/03/1951 - 01/03/1953 | Redistricted to CA-25 | |
| Fresno, Madera, Merced | Allan O. Hunter | Republican | 01/03/1953 - 01/03/1955 | Redistricted from CA-09 |
| Bernice F. Sisk | Democratic | 01/03/1955 - 01/03/1963 | Redistricted to CA-16 | |
| Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz | Burt L. Talcott | Republican | 01/03/1963 - 01/03/1967 | New district; redistricted to CA-16 |
| Kings, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz | 01/03/1967 - 01/03/1973 | |||
| Monterey, San Benito, northwestern San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz | 01/03/1973 - 01/03/1975 | |||
| Southern San Mateo | Pete McCloskey | Republican | 01/03/1975 - 01/03/1983 | Redistricted from CA-17; ran for Senate |
| Southern San Mateo, Santa Clara, northern Santa Cruz | Ed Zschau | Republican | 01/03/1983 - 01/03/1987 | Ran for Senate |
| Ernie Konnyu | Republican | 01/03/1987 - 01/03/1989 | Lost renomination to Campbell | |
| Tom Campbell | Republican | 01/03/1989 - 01/03/1993 | Won special election to State Senate; redistricted to CA-15 | |
| Southwestern San Francisco, northern San Mateo | Tom Lantos | Democratic | 01/03/1993 - 02/11/2008 | Redistricted from CA-11; died |
| Vacant | 02/11/2008 - 04/10/2008 | |||
| Jackie Speier | Democratic | 04/10/2008 - present | Incumbent | |
Elections
| 1932 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | John H. Hoeppel | 43,122 | 45.81% | |
| Republican | Frederick F. Houser | 40,674 | 43.21% | |
| Prohibition | Richard M. Cannon | 10,308 | 10.05% | |
| No party | Scattering | 29 | 0.03% | |
| Totals | 94,133 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic win (new constituency) | ||||
| 1934 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | John H. Hoeppel (inc.) | 52,595 | 50.64% | |
| Republican | Frederick F. Houser | 51,216 | 49.31% | |
| No party | Scattering | 46 | 0.04% | |
| Totals | 103,857 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1936 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Jerry Voorhis | 62,034 | 53.71% | |
| Republican | Frederick F. Houser | 53,445 | 46.27% | |
| No party | Scattering | 25 | 0.02% | |
| Totals | 115,504 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1938 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Jerry Voorhis (incumbent) | 75,003 | 60.74% | |
| Republican | Frederick F. Houser | 40,457 | 32.76% | |
| Townsend | Russell R. Hand | 7,903 | 6.40% | |
| No party | Scattering | 119 | 0.10% | |
| Totals | 123,482 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1940 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Jerry Voorhis (incumbent) | 99,494 | 64.02% | |
| Republican | Eugene W. Nixon | 54,731 | 35.21% | |
| Communist | Albert Lewis | 1,152 | 0.74% | |
| No party | Scattering | 44 | 0.03% | |
| Totals | 155,421 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1942 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Jerry Voorhis (incumbent) | 53,705 | 56.83% | |
| Republican | Robert P. Shuler | 40,780 | 43.16% | |
| No party | Scattering | 9 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 94,494 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1944 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Jerry Voorhis (incumbent) | 77,385 | 55.29% | |
| Republican | Roy P. McLaughlin | 62,524 | 44.67% | |
| No party | Scattering | 50 | 0.04% | |
| Totals | 139,959 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1946 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Richard Nixon | 65,586 | 42.21% | |
| Democratic | Jerry Voorhis (incumbent) | 49,994 | 32.17% | |
| Prohibition | John Henry Hoeppel | 1,476 | 0.95% | |
| No party | Scattering | 13 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 155,390 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| 1948 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Richard Nixon (incumbent) | 141,509 | 86.92% | |
| Progressive | Una W. Rice | 19,631 | 12.06% | |
| No party | Scattering | 1,667 | 1.02% | |
| Totals | 162,807 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1950 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Richard Nixon (incumbent) | 107,933 | 60.08% | |
| Democratic | Steve Zetterberg | 71,682 | 39.90% | |
| No party | Scattering | 35 | 0.02% | |
| Totals | 179,650 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1952 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Allan O. Hunter (inc.) | 103,587 | 99.33% | |
| No party | Scattering | 702 | 0.67% | |
| Totals | 104,289 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1954 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk | 63,911 | 53.79% | |
| Republican | Allan O. Hunter (incumbent) | 54,903 | 46.21% | |
| No party | Scattering | 2 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 118,816 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| 1956 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) | 109,920 | 72.99% | |
| Republican | Robert B. Moore | 40,663 | 27.00% | |
| No party | Scattering | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 150,586 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1958 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) | 112,702 | 81.12% | |
| Republican | Daniel K. Halpin | 26,228 | 18.88% | |
| No party | Scattering | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 138,933 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1960 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) | 141,974 | 99.91% | |
| No party | Scattering | 126 | 0.09% | |
| Totals | 142,100 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1962 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Burt L. Talcott | 75,424 | 61.31% | |
| Democratic | William K. Steward | 47,576 | 38.67% | |
| No party | Scattering | 26 | 0.02% | |
| Totals | 123,026 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican win (new constituency) | ||||
| 1964 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) | 93,112 | 61.92% | |
| Democratic | William K. Steward | 57,424 | 38.19% | |
| No party | Scattering | 19 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 150,373 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1966 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) | 108,070 | 77.24% | |
| Democratic | Gerald V. Barron | 31,787 | 22.72% | |
| No party | Scattering | 52 | 0.04% | |
| Totals | 139,909 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1968 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) | 140,713 | 94.88% | |
| American Ind. | Ann J. Holliday | 7,593 | 5.12% | |
| Totals | 148,308 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1970 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) | 95,549 | 63.63% | |
| Democratic | O'Brien Riordan | 50,942 | 33.92% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Herbert H. Foster, Jr. | 3,682 | 2.45% | |
| Totals | 150,173 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1972 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) | 105,555 | 53.97% | |
| Democratic | Julian Camacho | 84,268 | 43.09% | |
| American Ind. | Stanley K. Monteith | 5,753 | 2.94% | |
| Totals | 195,576 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1974 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Pete McCloskey (inc.) | 103,228 | 69.08% | |
| Democratic | Gary G. Gillmor | 46,197 | 30.92% | |
| Totals | 149,425 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1976 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Pete McCloskey (inc.) | 130,332 | 66.21% | |
| Democratic | David T. Harris | 61,526 | 31.25% | |
| American Ind. | Joseph David "Joss' Cooney | 4,999 | 2.54% | |
| Totals | 196,857 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1978 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Pete McCloskey (inc.) | 116,982 | 59.42% | |
| Democratic | Kirsten Olsen | 34,472 | 17.51% | |
| American Ind. | Harold R. Boylan | 5,609 | 2.85% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Adele Fumino | 3,022 | 1.54% | |
| Totals | 196,857 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1980 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Pete McCloskey (inc.) | 143,817 | 72.24% | |
| Democratic | Kirsten Olsen | 37,009 | 18.59% | |
| Libertarian | Bill Evers | 15,073 | 7.57% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Adele Fumino | 3,184 | 1.60% | |
| Totals | 199,083 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1982 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Ed Zschau | 115,365 | 62.97% | |
| Democratic | Emmett Lynch | 61,372 | 33.50% | |
| Libertarian | William C. "Bill" White | 6,471 | 3.53% | |
| Totals | 183,208 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1984 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Ed Zschau (incumbent) | 155,795 | 61.59% | |
| Democratic | Martin Carnoy | 91,026 | 35.98% | |
| Libertarian | William C. "Bill" White | 5,872 | 2.32% | |
| Totals | 252,963 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1986 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Ernie Konnyu | 111,252 | 59.48% | |
| Democratic | Lace T. Weil | 69,564 | 37.19% | |
| Libertarian | William C. "Bill" White | 6,227 | 3.33% | |
| Totals | 187,043 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1988 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Tom Campbell | 136,384 | 51.67% | |
| Democratic | Anna Eshoo | 121,523 | 46.04% | |
| Libertarian | Tom Grey | 6,023 | 2.28% | |
| Totals | 263,930 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1990 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Tom Campbell (incumbent) | 125,157 | 60.85% | |
| Democratic | Bob Palmer | 69,270 | 33.68% | |
| Libertarian | Chuck Olson | 11,271 | 5.48% | |
| Totals | 205,698 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1992 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Tom Lantos (incumbent) | 157,205 | 68.83% | |
| Republican | Jim R. Tomlin | 53,278 | 23.33% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Mary Weldon | 10,142 | 4.44% | |
| Libertarian | George L. O'Brien | 7,782 | 3.41% | |
| Totals | 228,407 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1994 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Tom Lantos (incumbent) | 118,408 | 67.42% | |
| Republican | Deborah Wilder | 57,228 | 32.58% | |
| Totals | 175,636 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1996 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Tom Lantos (incumbent) | 149,052 | 71.69% | |
| Republican | Storm Jenkins | 49,278 | 23.70% | |
| Libertarian | Christopher Schmidt | 6,111 | 2.94% | |
| Natural Law | Richard Bong | 3,472 | 1.67% | |
| Totals | 207,913 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1998 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Tom Lantos (incumbent) | 128,135 | 73.98% | |
| Republican | Robert H. Evans, Jr. | 36,562 | 21.11% | |
| Libertarian | Michael J. Moloney | 8,515 | 4.92% | |
| Totals | 173,212 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2000 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Tom Lantos (incumbent) | 158,404 | 74.52% | |
| Republican | Mike Garza | 44,162 | 20.78% | |
| Libertarian | Barbara J. Less | 6,431 | 3.03% | |
| Natural Law | Rifkin Young | 3,559 | 1.67% | |
| Totals | 212,556 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2002 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Tom Lantos (incumbent) | 105,597 | 68.13% | |
| Republican | Michael J. Moloney | 38,381 | 24.76% | |
| Libertarian | Maad Abu-Ghazalah | 11,006 | 7.10% | |
| Totals | 154,984 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2004 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Tom Lantos (incumbent) | 171,852 | 68.03% | |
| Republican | Mike Garza | 52,593 | 20.82% | |
| Green | Pat Green | 23,038 | 9.12% | |
| Libertarian | Harland Harrison | 5,116 | 2.03% | |
| Totals | 252,599 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2006 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Tom Lantos (incumbent) | 138,650 | 76.05% | |
| Republican | Mike Moloney | 43,674 | 23.95% | |
| Totals | 182,324 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2008 Special | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Jackie Speier | 66,279 | 76.90% | |
| Republican | Greg Conlon | 7,990 | 9.27% | |
| Democratic | Michelle McMurry | 4,546 | 5.27% | |
| Republican | Mike Moloney | 4,517 | 5.24% | |
| Green | Barry Hermanson | 1,947 | 2.26% | |
| Libertarian | Kevin Peterson (write-in) | 2 | 0.00% | |
| Republican | Robert Brickell-Viagra (W/I) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 903 | 1.05% | ||
| Totals | 86,184 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | 25.69% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2008 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Jackie Speier (incumbent) | 200,442 | 75.11% | |
| Republican | Greg Conlon | 49,258 | 18.46% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Nathalie Hrizi | 5,793 | 2.17% | |
| Green | Barry Hermanson | 5,776 | 2.16% | |
| Libertarian | Kevin Peterson | 5,584 | 2.09% | |
| Totals | 266,853 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | 72.73% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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