Electoral History
| California's 26th congressional district election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Tony Strickland | 49,043 | 44.1% | |
| Democratic | Julia Brownley | 29,892 | 26.9% | |
| No party preference | Linda Parks | 20,301 | 18.3% | |
| Democratic | Jess Herrera | 7,244 | 6.5% | |
| Democratic | David Cruz Thayne | 2,809 | 2.5% | |
| Democratic | Alex Maxwell Goldberg | 1,880 | 1.7% | |
| Totals | 111,169 | 100.0% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Julia Brownley | 139,072 | 52.7% | |
| Republican | Tony Strickland | 124,863 | 47.3% | |
| Totals | 263,935 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
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