2012 California State Assembly election

2012 California State Assembly election

November 6, 2012
All 80 seats in the California State Assembly 41 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader John Pérez Connie Conway Party Democratic Republican Leader since March 1, 2010 December 6, 2010 Leader's seat 53rd–Los Angeles 26th–Tulare Last election 52 seats, 54.27% 28 seats, 43.67% Seats won 55 25 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 6,835,701 4,765,952 Percentage 58.46% 40.76% Swing 4.19% 2.91%
Results:      Democratic gain      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold Vote Share:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      50–60%      60–70%
Speaker before election John Pérez Democratic Elected Speaker John Pérez Democratic

The 2012 California State Assembly elections took place on November 6, 2012, with a primary election held on June 5, 2012. Voters in all 80 of California's state assembly districts voted for their representative. The Democrats gained three seats from the Republicans, winning 55 seats and securing a two-thirds supermajority in the chamber.

Overview

California State Assembly elections, 2012 Primary election — June 5, 2012
Party		Votes	Percentage	Candidates	Advancing to general	Seats contesting
	Democratic	2,481,326	52.27%	144	84	73
	Republican	2,147,125	45.23%	114	72	65
	No party preference	88,523	1.86%	9	1	1
	Green	18,063	0.38%	3	0	0
	Libertarian	9,871	0.21%	2	0	0
	Peace and Freedom	2,055	0.04%	2	1	1
Valid votes		4,746,963	89.09%	—	—	—
Invalid votes		581,333	10.91%	—	—	—
Totals		5,328,296	100.00%	274	158	—
Voter turnout		31.06%

California State Assembly elections, 2012 General election — November 6, 2012
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	6,835,701	58.46%	55	3
	Republican	4,765,952	40.76%	25	2
	No party preference	66,239	0.57%	0	1
	Peace and Freedom	25,167	0.22%	0
Valid votes		11,693,059	88.57%	—	—
Invalid votes		1,509,099	11.43%	—	—
Totals		13,202,158	100.00%	80	—
Voter turnout		72.36%

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55	25
Democratic	Republican

Results

District 1

California's 1st State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Dahle	41,384	34.2
	Republican	Rick Bosetti	34,457	28.5
	Democratic	Robert Meacher	31,120	25.8
	Green	David Edwards	7,381	6.1
	Libertarian	Charley Hooper	6,503	5.4
Total votes			120,845	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Dahle	116,098	65.6
	Republican	Rick Bosetti	60,920	34.4
Total votes			177,018	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

California's 2nd State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wesley Chesbro (incumbent)	60,414	64.1
	Democratic	Tom Lynch	21,536	22.9
	Green	Pamela Elizondo	8,261	8.8
	Democratic	Firenza Xuan Pini	4,015	4.3
Total votes			94,226	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Wesley Chesbro (incumbent)	111,451	63.1
	Democratic	Tom Lynch	65,302	36.9
Total votes			176,753	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Logue (incumbent)	38,742	42.9
	Democratic	Charles Rouse	28,926	32.0
	Republican	Bob Williams	22,657	25.1
Total votes			90,325	100.0
General election
	Republican	Dan Logue (incumbent)	86,692	55.6
	Democratic	Charles Rouse	69,265	44.4
Total votes			155,957	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mariko Yamada (incumbent)	51,821	59.2
	Republican	John Munn	35,664	40.8
Total votes			87,485	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mariko Yamada (incumbent)	108,081	62.5
	Republican	John Munn	64,946	37.5
Total votes			173,027	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rico Oller	34,673	33.9
	Republican	Frank Bigelow	29,584	28.9
	Democratic	Tim (Timothy) K. Fitzgerald	18,138	17.7
	Democratic	Mark Boyd	13,583	13.3
	No party preference	Mark Belden	4,158	4.1
	Republican	Kevin Lancaster	2,151	2.1
Total votes			102,287	100.0
General election
	Republican	Frank Bigelow	82,293	52.3
	Republican	Rico Oller	75,071	47.7
Total votes			157,364	100.0
	Republican win (new seat)

District 6

California's 6th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Beth Gaines (incumbent)	38,827	37.1
	Republican	Andy Pugno	33,382	31.9
	Democratic	Regy Bronner	32,573	31.1
Total votes			104,782	100.0
General election
	Republican	Beth Gaines (incumbent)	128,465	69.2
	Republican	Andy Pugno	57,086	30.8
Total votes			185,551	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roger Dickinson (incumbent)	41,100	68.0
	Republican	Jonathan Zachariou	19,304	32.0
Total votes			60,404	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Roger Dickinson (incumbent)	96,422	69.8
	Republican	Jonathan Zachariou	41,735	30.2
Total votes			138,157	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Cooley	33,304	42.8
	Republican	Peter Tateishi	18,237	23.4
	Republican	Barbara Ortega	15,592	20.0
	Republican	John Thomas Flynn	4,853	6.2
	Libertarian	Janice Marlae Bonser	3,368	4.3
	Republican	Phillip A. Tufi	2,424	3.1
Total votes			77,778	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ken Cooley	92,630	54.3
	Republican	Peter Tateishi	78,006	45.7
Total votes			170,636	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 9

California's 9th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Pan (incumbent)	24,617	38.1
	Republican	Antonio "Tony" Amador	13,060	20.2
	Republican	Sophia Gonzales Scherman	10,029	15.5
	Democratic	Tom Y. Santos	8,200	12.7
	Republican	Edward J. Nemeth	6,823	10.5
	Peace and Freedom	C.T. Weber	1,950	3.0
Total votes			64,679	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Richard Pan (incumbent)	86,092	58.9
	Republican	Antonio "Tony" Amador	60,136	41.1
Total votes			146,228	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 10

California's 10th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Allen (incumbent)	32,922	31.0
	Democratic	Marc Levine	25,920	24.4
	Republican	Peter J. Mancus	22,708	21.4
	Democratic	Connie Wong	11,371	10.7
	Democratic	Alex Easton-Brown	6,563	6.2
	No party preference	Joe Boswell	4,544	4.3
	Democratic	H. Christian Gunderson	2,323	2.2
Total votes			106,351	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Marc Levine	96,421	51.2
	Democratic	Michael Allen (incumbent)	91,973	48.8
Total votes			188,394	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 11

California's 11th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Hudson	21,234	31.7
	Democratic	Jim Frazier	18,846	28.1
	Democratic	Patricia Hernández	11,844	17.7
	No party preference	Len Augustine	10,048	15.0
	Democratic	Gene Gantt	3,827	5.9
	Democratic	Charles Kingeter	1,159	1.7
Total votes			66,958	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jim Frazier	96,893	62.0
	Republican	Mike Hudson	59,420	38.0
Total votes			156,313	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 12

California's 12th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kristin Olsen (incumbent)	44,209	65.0
	Democratic	Christopher Mateo	23,782	35.0
Total votes			67,991	100.0
General election
	Republican	Kristin Olsen (incumbent)	89,821	60.6
	Democratic	Christopher Mateo	58,517	39.4
Total votes			148,338	100.0
	Republican hold

District 13

California's 13th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Eggman	21,066	39.8
	Republican	K. "Jeffrey" Jafri	11,480	21.7
	Republican	Dolores Cooper	7,892	14.9
	Democratic	C. Jennet Stebbins	6,792	12.8
	Democratic	Xochitl Raya Paderes	5,649	10.7
Total votes			52,879	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Susan Eggman	78,776	65.4
	Republican	K. "Jeffrey" Jafri	41,595	34.6
Total votes			120,371	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 14

California's 14th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Bonilla (incumbent)	54,832	100.0
Total votes			54,832	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Susan Bonilla (incumbent)	135,834	100.0
Total votes			135,834	100.0
	Democratic hold