Editing Darrell Issa (section)

====2012====
{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2012#District 49}}
After the 2010 census, Issa's district was renumbered the 49th and made significantly more compact. It lost its share of Riverside County, along with most of its share of San Diego County. It gained a small portion of southern Orange County, including [[San Clemente, California|San Clemente]], [[San Juan Capistrano]], [[Dana Point, California|Dana Point]], and part of [[Laguna Niguel, California|Laguna Niguel]]. The district was more competitive on paper than its predecessor. The old 49th had a PVI of R+10, while the new 49th has a PVI of R+4.

Issa was reelected to a seventh term, defeating Democratic nominee Jerry Tetalman, 58%–42%. The 16-point margin of victory was the smallest in Issa's political career. Issa carried the San Diego portion of his district with 55% of the vote and the Orange County part with 66%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=768471 |access-date=September 30, 2013|publisher=Our Campaigns|title=CA-District 49 Race|date=November 6, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Congress District 49-Districtwide Results|url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-congress/district/49|publisher=State of California|date=November 6, 2012|access-date=January 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610020341/http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-congress/district/49/|archive-date=June 10, 2012}}</ref>