2012 California State Senate election
November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)
20 seats from odd-numbered districts in the California State Senate
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Darrell Steinberg Bob Huff
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 6th–Sacramento 29th–Diamond Bar
Seats before 25 14
Seats after 29 10
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 4
Popular vote 4,035,256 2,321,286
Percentage 62.61% 36.02%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold
President pro tempore before election

Darrell Steinberg
Democratic

 President pro tempore-designate

Darrell Steinberg
Democratic

The 2012 California State Senate election was held on November 6, 2012, with the primary election on June 5, 2012. Voters in the 20 odd-numbered districts of the California State Senate voted for their representatives. Other elections were also held on November 6. The same year, voters also passed Proposition 28 that relaxed term limits on legislators in both chambers.[1]

Overview

California State Senate elections, 2012
Primary election — June 5, 2012
Party Votes Percentage Candidates Advancing to general Seats contesting
Democratic 1,534,788 59.34% 28 22 20
Republican 1,015,668 39.27% 20 16 16
Libertarian 23,098 0.89% 2 0 0
No party preference 11,923 0.46% 1 0 0
Peace and Freedom 788 0.03% 2 2 2
Totals 2,586,265 100.00% 53 40 —
California State Senate elections, 2012
General election — November 6, 2012
Party Votes Percentage Not up Contested Before After +/–
Democratic 4,035,256 62.61% 14 11 25 29 Increase 4
Republican 2,321,286 36.02% 6 9 14† 10† Decrease 4
Peace and Freedom 88,658 1.38% 0 0 0 0 Steady
Totals 6,445,200 100.00% 20 20 39† 39† —

† The 4th district, which was not up for election in this cycle, was vacant due to the resignation of Republican Doug LaMalfa.

↓
29 1 10
Democratic Vacant Republican

Results

District 1 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 31 • District 33 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39

District 1

California's 1st State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted Gaines (incumbent) 110,168 48.2
Democratic Julie Griffith-Flatter 68,947 30.2
Republican Les Baugh 37,442 16.4
No party preference "Bo" Bogdan I. Ambrozewicz 11,923 5.2
Total votes 228,480 100.0
General election
Republican Ted Gaines (incumbent) 263,256 63.7
Democratic Julie Griffith-Flatter 150,111 36.3
Total votes 413,367 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lois Wolk (incumbent) 116,403 96.9
Republican Frank Miranda (write-in) 2,402 2.0
Republican Gary Clift (write-in) 1,341 1.1
Total votes 120,146 100.0
General election
Democratic Lois Wolk (incumbent) 233,406 66.2
Republican Frank Miranda 119,033 33.8
Total votes 352,439 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cathleen Galgiani 52,148 40.7
Republican Bill Berryhill 45,819 35.8
Republican Leroy Ornellas 30,109 23.5
Total votes 128,076 100.0
General election
Democratic Cathleen Galgiani 142,145 50.5
Republican Bill Berryhill 139,502 49.5
Total votes 281,647 100.0
Democratic win (new seat)

District 7

California's 7th State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent) 91,224 57.0
Republican Mark P. Meuser 68,730 43.0
Total votes 159,954 100.0
General election
Democratic Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent) 229,105 61.5
Republican Mark P. Meuser 143,707 38.5
Total votes 372,812 100.0
Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Loni Hancock (incumbent) 123,624 99.3
Peace and Freedom Mary Catherine McIlroy (write-in) 785 0.6
Libertarian Lisa D. Ringer (write-in) 95 0.1
Total votes 124,504 100.0
General election
Democratic Loni Hancock (incumbent) 300,994 85.8
Peace and Freedom Mary Catherine McIlroy 49,987 14.2
Total votes 350,981 100.0
Democratic hold

District 11

California's 11th State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Leno (incumbent) 118,023 82.0
Republican Harmeet Dhillon 25,828 18.0
Total votes 143,851 100.0
General election
Democratic Mark Leno (incumbent) 303,241 84.7
Republican Harmeet Dhillon 54,887 15.3
Total votes 358,128 100.0
Democratic hold

District 13

California's 13th State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerry Hill 76,033 51.1
Democratic Sally J. Lieber 33,566 22.5
Libertarian John H. Webster 23,003 15.4
Democratic Christopher Kent Chiang 16,317 11.0
Total votes 148,919 100.0
General election
Democratic Jerry Hill 218,775 66.1
Democratic Sally J. Lieber 112,321 33.9
Total votes 331,096 100.0
Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Beall 69,179 55.5
Democratic Joe Coto 55,387 44.5
Total votes 124,566 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Beall 160,451 56.7
Democratic Joe Coto 122,345 43.3
Total votes 282,796 100.0
Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Monning 110,890 59.4
Republican Larry Beaman 75,713 40.6
Total votes 186,603 100.0
General election
Democratic Bill Monning 236,213 63.3
Republican Larry Beaman 136,836 36.7
Total votes 373,049 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 19

California's 19th State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Stoker 69,252 44.9
Democratic Hannah-Beth Jackson 64,219 41.6
Democratic Jason Hodge 20,828 13.5
Total votes 154,299 100.0
General election
Democratic Hannah-Beth Jackson 180,780 55.7
Republican Mike Stoker 143,819 44.3
Total votes 324,599 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 21

California's 21st State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Knight 61,245 69.0
Democratic Star Moffatt 27,545 31.0
Total votes 88,790 100.0
General election
Republican Steve Knight 153,412 57.6
Democratic Star Moffatt 112,780 42.4
Total votes 266,192 100.0
Republican hold

District 23

California's 23rd State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Emmerson (incumbent) 70,465 65.0
Democratic Melissa Ruth O'Donnell 37,939 35.0
Total votes 108,404 100.0
General election
Republican Bill Emmerson (incumbent) 159,045 56.3
Democratic Melissa Ruth O'Donnell 123,518 43.7
Total votes 282,563 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 25

California's 25th State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carol Liu (incumbent) 62,930 51.3
Republican Gilbert V. Gonzales 53,093 43.3
Democratic Ameenah Fuller 6,592 5.4
Total votes 122,615 100.0
General election
Democratic Carol Liu (incumbent) 213,127 60.8
Republican Gilbert V. Gonzales 137,651 39.2
Total votes 350,778 100.0
Democratic hold

District 27

California's 27th State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Zink 68,384 51.1
Democratic Fran Pavley (incumbent) 65,552 48.9
Total votes 133,936 100.0
General election
Democratic Fran Pavley (incumbent) 197,757 53.6
Republican Todd Zink 171,438 46.4
Total votes 369,195 100.0
Democratic hold

District 29

California's 29th State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Huff (incumbent) 68,708 64.3
Democratic Greg Diamond 38,169 35.7
Total votes 106,877 100.0
General election
Republican Bob Huff (incumbent) 160,912 55.1
Democratic Greg Diamond 131,228 44.9
Total votes 292,140 100.0
Republican hold

District 31

California's 31st State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Miller 38,641 51.1
Democratic Richard Roth 21,812 28.8
Democratic Steve Clute 15,191 20.1
Total votes 75,644 100.0
General election
Democratic Richard Roth 133,882 55.3
Republican Jeff Miller 108,320 44.7
Total votes 242,202 100.0
Democratic win (new seat)

District 33

California's 33rd State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ricardo Lara 35,865 100.0
Peace and Freedom Lee H. Chauser (write-in) 3 0.0
Total votes 35,868 100.0
General election
Democratic Ricardo Lara 158,707 80.4
Peace and Freedom Lee H. Chauser 38,671 19.6
Total votes 197,378 100.0
Democratic hold

District 35

California's 35th State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roderick Wright (incumbent) 40,312 57.4
Republican Charlotte A. Svolos 18,793 26.8
Democratic Paul Butterfield 11,091 15.8
Total votes 70,196 100.0
General election
Democratic Roderick Wright (incumbent) 192,483 76.5
Republican Charlotte A. Svolos 59,077 23.5
Total votes 251,560 100.0
Democratic hold

District 37

California's 37th State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mimi Walters (incumbent) 88,321 63.6
Democratic Steve Young 50,562 36.4
Total votes 138,883 100.0
General election
Republican Mimi Walters (incumbent) 213,086 57.0
Democratic Steve Young 160,595 43.0
Total votes 373,681 100.0
Republican hold

District 39

California's 39th State Senate district election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marty Block 85,930 46.3
Republican George Plescia 81,214 43.7
Democratic Patrick L. Marsh 18,510 10.0
Total votes 185,654 100.0
General election
Democratic Marty Block 221,012 58.4
Republican George Plescia 157,305 41.6
Total votes 378,317 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "New Term Limits Add Stability to the State Legislature". Public Policy Institute of California. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
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