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

District 15

California's 15th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nancy Skinner (incumbent)	68,479	99.8
	Peace and Freedom	Eugene Ruyle (write-in)	105	0.2
Total votes			68,584	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Nancy Skinner (incumbent)	164,929	86.8
	Peace and Freedom	Eugene Ruyle	25,167	13.2
Total votes			190,096	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 16

California's 16th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joan Buchanan (incumbent)	54,368	56.7
	Republican	Al Phillips	41,444	43.3
Total votes			95,812	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Joan Buchanan (incumbent)	125,952	59.2
	Republican	Al Phillips	86,803	40.8
Total votes			212,755	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Ammiano (incumbent)	63,454	84.2
	Republican	Jason P. Clark	11,933	15.8
Total votes			75,387	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Tom Ammiano (incumbent)	161,124	86.2
	Republican	Jason P. Clark	25,728	13.8
Total votes			186,852	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Bonta	23,007	36.9
	Democratic	Abel Guillen	18,521	29.7
	Democratic	Joel Young	11,680	18.8
	Republican	Rhonda Weber	9,082	14.6
Total votes			62,290	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rob Bonta	75,865	50.5
	Democratic	Abel Guillen	74,422	49.5
Total votes			150,287	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 19

California's 19th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phil Ting	38,432	56.4
	Democratic	Michael Breyer	14,991	22.0
	Republican	Matthew Del Carlo	11,646	17.1
	Democratic	James Pan	3,075	4.5
Total votes			68,144	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Phil Ting	92,858	58.4
	Democratic	Michael Breyer	66,200	41.6
Total votes			159,058	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Quirk	17,177	30.3
	Democratic	Jennifer Ong	14,560	25.7
	No party preference	Mark Green	11,490	20.3
	Republican	Luis Reynoso	10,041	17.7
	Democratic	Sarabjit Kaur Cheema	3,397	6.0
Total votes			56,665	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Bill Quirk	67,028	50.3
	Democratic	Jennifer Ong	66,111	49.7
Total votes			133,139	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 21

California's 21st State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Mobley	20,148	45.4
	Democratic	Adam Gray	14,391	32.4
	Democratic	Lesa Rasmussen	4,305	9.7
	Democratic	Tommy Jones	4,055	9.1
	Democratic	Robert R. Sellers	1,452	3.3
Total votes			44,351	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Adam Gray	63,349	58.2
	Republican	Jack Mobley	45,534	41.8
Total votes			108,883	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 22

California's 22nd State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Mullin	51,578	68.5
	Republican	Mark Gilham	23,738	31.5
Total votes			75,316	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Kevin Mullin	126,519	71.4
	Republican	Mark Gilham	50,684	28.6
Total votes			177,203	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 23

California's 23rd State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Patterson	30,827	39.4
	Republican	Bob Whalen	19,992	25.5
	Democratic	Richard Rojas	17,690	22.6
	Republican	Vong Mouanoutoua	5,487	7.0
	Republican	David DeFrank	4,278	5.5
Total votes			78,274	100.0
General election
	Republican	Jim Patterson	83,817	54.7
	Republican	Bob Whalen	69,457	45.3
Total votes			153,274	100.0
	Republican hold

District 24

California's 24th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rich Gordon (incumbent)	42,018	57.0
	Republican	Chengzhi "George" Yang	20,949	28.4
	Democratic	Geby E. Espinosa	7,654	10.4
	No party preference	Joseph Antonelli Rosas	3,129	4.2
Total votes			73,750	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rich Gordon (incumbent)	118,120	70.4
	Republican	Chengzhi "George" Yang	49,700	29.6
Total votes			167,820	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 25

California's 25th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Wieckowski (incumbent)	22,112	41.6
	Republican	ArLyne Diamond	16,077	30.2
	Democratic	Pete "Primo" McHugh	14,970	28.2
Total votes			53,159	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Bob Wieckowski (incumbent)	93,487	70.5
	Republican	ArLyne Diamond	39,159	29.5
Total votes			132,646	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 26

California's 26th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Connie Conway (incumbent)	34,299	71.8
	Democratic	Jonathan Louis Sosa	12,627	28.2
Total votes			46,926	100.0
General election
	Republican	Connie Conway (incumbent)	72,061	66.5
	Democratic	Jonathan Louis Sosa	36,379	33.5
Total votes			108,440	100.0
	Republican hold

District 27

California's 27th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nora Campos (incumbent)	34,217	70.6
	Republican	Roger F. Lasson	14,238	29.4
Total votes			48,455	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Nora Campos (incumbent)	91,816	77.6
	Republican	Roger F. Lasson	26,461	22.4
Total votes			118,277	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 28

California's 28th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Fong (incumbent)	43,965	54.3
	No party preference	Chad Walsh	37,060	45.7
Total votes			81,025	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Paul Fong (incumbent)	108,061	62.0
	No party preference	Chad Walsh	66,239	38.0
Total votes			174,300	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 29

California's 29th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Stone	52,471	54.0
	Republican	Tom Walsh	31,476	32.4
	Democratic	Bob Fultz	13,194	13.6
Total votes			97,141	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mark Stone	137,652	68.9
	Republican	Tom Walsh	62,057	31.1
Total votes			199,709	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 30

California's 30th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luis Alejo (incumbent)	29,136	58.7
	Republican	Rob Bernosky	20,462	41.3
Total votes			49,598	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Luis Alejo (incumbent)	79,141	65.4
	Republican	Rob Bernosky	41,932	34.6
Total votes			121,073	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 31

California's 31st State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry Perea (incumbent)	22,255	98.7
	Republican	James (JD) Bennett (write-in)	299	1.3
Total votes			22,554	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Henry Perea (incumbent)	55,626	64.0
	Republican	James (JD) Bennett	31,282	36.0
Total votes			86,908	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 32

California's 32nd State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rudy Salas	13,053	41.4
	Republican	Pedro A. Rios	7,550	23.9
	Republican	Jon McQuiston	6,530	20.7
	Republican	David Thomas	4,420	14.0
Total votes			31,553	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rudy Salas	38,759	52.9
	Republican	Pedro A. Rios	34,476	47.1
Total votes			73,235	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 33

California's 33rd State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Donnelly (incumbent)	25,200	52.1
	Democratic	John Coffey	13,873	28.7
	Republican	William E. "Bill" Jahn	9,331	19.3
Total votes			48,404	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tim Donnelly (incumbent)	73,836	59.0
	Democratic	John Coffey	51,215	41.0
Total votes			125,051	100.0
	Republican hold

District 34

California's 34th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shannon Grove (incumbent)	54,345	73.7
	Democratic	Mari Goodman	19,369	26.3
Total votes			73,714	100.0
General election
	Republican	Shannon Grove (incumbent)	106,384	69.2
	Democratic	Mari Goodman	47,254	30.8
Total votes			153,638	100.0
	Republican hold

District 35

California's 35th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Katcho Achadjian (incumbent)	62,747	64.9
	Democratic	Gerald "Gerry" Manata	33,862	35.1
Total votes			96,609	100.0
General election
	Republican	Katcho Achadjian (incumbent)	103,762	61.3
	Democratic	Gerald "Gerry" Manata	65,500	38.7
Total votes			169,262	100.0
	Republican hold

District 36

California's 36th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Smith	15,097	35.1
	Democratic	Steve Fox	14,160	32.9
	Republican	Tom Lackey	13,795	32.0
Total votes			43,052	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Steve Fox	66,005	50.1
	Republican	Ron Smith	65,860	49.9
Total votes			131,865	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 37

California's 37th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Das Williams (incumbent)	52,400	56.3
	Republican	Rob Walter	40,617	43.7
Total votes			93,017	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Das Williams (incumbent)	115,532	60.4
	Republican	Rob Walter	75,643	39.6
Total votes			191,175	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 38

California's 38th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Wilk	20,230	32.1
	Democratic	Edward Headington	19,608	31.1
	Republican	Patricia McKeon	14,025	22.2
	Republican	Paul B. Strickland	9,182	14.6
Total votes			63,045	100.0
General election
	Republican	Scott Wilk	100,069	56.9
	Democratic	Edward Headington	75,864	43.1
Total votes			175,933	100.0
	Republican hold

District 39

California's 39th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raul Bocanegra	11,521	36.2
	Democratic	Richard Alarcón	8,567	26.9
	Republican	Ricardo A. Benitez	5,037	15.8
	Republican	Omar Cuevas	2,596	8.2
	Green	John Paul (Jack) Lindblad	2,421	7.6
	Republican	Margie Margarita Carranza	1,697	5.3
	Democratic	Kevin J. Suscavage (write-in)	2	0.0
Total votes			31,841	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Raul Bocanegra	62,612	58.4
	Democratic	Richard Alarcón	44,624	41.6
Total votes			107,236	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 40

California's 40th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Morrell (incumbent)	26,261	58.2
	Democratic	Russ Warner	18,862	41.8
Total votes			42,123	100.0
General election
	Republican	Mike Morrell (incumbent)	65,282	50.4
	Democratic	Russ Warner	64,264	49.6
Total votes			129,546	100.0
	Republican hold

District 41

California's 41st State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Holden	20,718	29.4
	Republican	Donna Lowe	16,808	23.8
	Republican	Ed Colton	12,399	17.6
	Democratic	Michael Cacciotti	10,844	15.4
	Democratic	Victoria Rusnak	9,727	13.8
Total votes			70,496	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Chris Holden	109,743	57.7
	Republican	Donna Lowe	80,362	42.3
Total votes			190,105	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 42

California's 42nd State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Nestande (incumbent)	41,217	61.2
	Democratic	Mark Anthony Orozco	26,107	38.8
Total votes			67,324	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Nestande (incumbent)	81,768	54.7
	Democratic	Mark Anthony Orozco	67,823	45.3
Total votes			149,591	100.0
	Republican hold

District 43

California's 43rd State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Gatto (incumbent)	26,397	55.7
	Republican	Greg Krikorian	21,025	44.3
Total votes			47,422	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mike Gatto (incumbent)	95,673	60.2
	Republican	Greg Krikorian	63,251	39.8
Total votes			158,924	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 44

California's 44th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Gorell (incumbent)	38,263	58.1
	Democratic	Eileen MacEnery	15,343	23.3
	Democratic	Thomas Mullens	12,226	18.6
Total votes			65,832	100.0
General election
	Republican	Jeff Gorell (incumbent)	86,132	52.9
	Democratic	Eileen MacEnery	76,805	47.1
Total votes			162,937	100.0
	Republican hold

District 45

California's 45th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Blumenfield (incumbent)	31,942	59.1
	Republican	Chris Kolski	22,119	40.9
Total votes			54,061	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Bob Blumenfield (incumbent)	100,422	63.4
	Republican	Chris Kolski	57,996	36.6
Total votes			158,418	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 46

California's 46th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adrin Nazarian	11,498	27.5
	Republican	Jay L. Stern	8,401	20.1
	Democratic	Brian C. Johnson	8,370	20.0
	Democratic	Andrew B. Lachman	8,085	19.3
	Democratic	Laurette Healey	4,502	10.8
	Democratic	Adriano Lecaros	1,004	2.4
Total votes			41,860	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Adrin Nazarian	92,870	71.0
	Republican	Jay L. Stern	37,928	29.0
Total votes			130,798	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 47

California's 47th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Baca, Jr.	11,033	42.3
	Democratic	Cheryl Brown	7,566	29.0
	Republican	Jeane Ensley	5,787	22.2
	Republican	Thelma E. Beach	1,685	6.5
Total votes			26,071	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Cheryl Brown	53,434	55.7
	Democratic	Joe Baca, Jr.	42,475	44.3
Total votes			95,909	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 48

California's 48th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe M. Gardner	15,344	45.6
	Democratic	Roger Hernandez (incumbent)	14,625	43.4
	No party preference	Mike Meza	3,698	11.0
Total votes			33,667	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Roger Hernandez (incumbent)	74,642	59.4
	Republican	Joe M. Gardner	50,927	40.6
Total votes			125,569	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 49

California's 49th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matthew Lin	20,549	52.2
	Democratic	Ed Chau	13,746	34.9
	Democratic	Mitchell Ing	5,074	12.9
Total votes			39,369	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ed Chau	64,791	56.4
	Republican	Matthew Lin	50,153	43.6
Total votes			114,944	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 50

California's 50th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betsy Butler (incumbent)	16,084	25.8
	Democratic	Richard Bloom	15,947	25.6
	Republican	Bradly S. Torgan	15,227	24.4
	Democratic	Torie Osborn	15,155	24.3
Total votes			62,413	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Richard Bloom	93,445	50.5
	Democratic	Betsy Butler (incumbent)	91,740	49.5
Total votes			185,185	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 51

California's 51st State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez	10,459	37.4
	Democratic	Luis Lopez	6,871	24.6
	Democratic	Arturo Chavez	6,422	23.0
	Democratic	Richard Friedberg	3,059	11.0
	Democratic	Oscar A. Guttierez	1,128	4.0
Total votes			26,811	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez	63,292	59.8
	Democratic	Luis Lopez	42,618	40.2
Total votes			105,910	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 52

California's 52nd State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Norma Torres (incumbent)	10,851	41.8
	Republican	Kenny Coble	9,729	37.5
	Democratic	Paul Vincent Avila	3,417	13.2
	Democratic	Ray Moors	1,969	7.6
Total votes			25,966	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Norma Torres (incumbent)	66,565	66.0
	Republican	Kenny Coble	34,267	34.0
Total votes			100,832	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 53

California's 53rd State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Pérez (incumbent)	10,051	58.5
	Republican	Jose Trinidad Aguilar	2,889	16.8
	Democratic	Michael "Mike" Aldapa	2,494	14.5
	Democratic	Roger A. Young	1,738	10.1
Total votes			17,172	100.0
General election
	Democratic	John Pérez (incumbent)	61,651	82.8
	Republican	Jose Trinidad Aguilar	12,803	17.2
Total votes			74,454	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 54

California's 54th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Holly Mitchell (incumbent)	33,920	70.9
	Republican	Keith Brandon McCowen	8,350	17.4
	Democratic	Ed Nicoletti	5,601	11.7
Total votes			47,871	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Holly Mitchell (incumbent)	143,530	83.3
	Republican	Keith Brandon McCowen	28,688	16.7
Total votes			172,218	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 55

California's 55th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Hagman (incumbent)	40,298	69.1
	Democratic	Gregg D. Fritchle	17,994	30.9
Total votes			58,292	100.0
General election
	Republican	Curt Hagman (incumbent)	97,330	59.7
	Democratic	Gregg D. Fritchle	65,652	40.3
Total votes			162,982	100.0
	Republican hold

District 56

California's 56th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	V. Manuel Perez (incumbent)	23,661	57.1
	Republican	Corky Reynaga-Emett	17,763	42.9
Total votes			41,424	100.0
General election
	Democratic	V. Manuel Perez (incumbent)	66,353	66.1
	Republican	Corky Reynaga-Emett	34,038	33.9
Total votes			100,391	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 57

California's 57th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Noel A. Jaimes	17,025	43.8
	Democratic	Ian Calderon	11,100	28.5
	Democratic	Rudy Bermudez	10,763	27.7
Total votes			38,888	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ian Calderon	86,644	63.5
	Republican	Noel A. Jaimes	49,832	36.5
Total votes			136,476	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 58

California's 58th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patricia A. Kotze-Ramos	9,015	28.1
	Democratic	Cristina Garcia	8,517	26.6
	Democratic	Tom Calderon	7,290	22.7
	Democratic	Luis H. Marquez	3,946	12.3
	Democratic	Daniel Crespo	2,096	6.5
	Democratic	Sultan "Sam" Ahmad	1,197	3.7
Total votes			32,061	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Cristina Garcia	91,019	71.8
	Republican	Patricia A. Kotze-Ramos	35,676	28.2
Total votes			126,695	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 59

California's 59th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Reggie Jones-Sawyer	7,029	43.6
	Democratic	Rodney D. Robinson	3,038	18.8
	Democratic	Greg Akili	2,772	17.2
	Democratic	Gertrude "Trudy" Holmes-Magee	2,487	15.4
	Democratic	Armenak H. Nouridjanian	810	5.0
Total votes			16,136	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Reggie Jones-Sawyer	40,519	52.3
	Democratic	Rodney D. Robinson	36,949	47.7
Total votes			77,468	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 60

California's 60th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	José Luis Pérez	11,411	32.4
	Republican	Eric Linder	10,000	28.4
	Republican	Stan Skipworth	7,058	20.0
	Republican	Greg Kraft	6,749	19.2
Total votes			35,218	100.0
General election
	Republican	Eric Linder	60,638	51.8
	Democratic	José Luis Pérez	56,405	48.2
Total votes			117,043	100.0
	Republican hold

District 61

California's 61st State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose Medina	17,473	44.6
	Republican	Bill Batey	13,713	35.0
	Republican	Joe Ludwig	6,254	15.9
	No party preference	Fredy R. De Leon	1,757	4.5
	Republican	Thomas Carlos Ketcham (write-in)	16	0.0
Total votes			39,213	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jose Medina	76,774	61.0
	Republican	Bill Batey	49,003	39.0
Total votes			125,777	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 62

California's 62nd State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steven Bradford (incumbent)	25,446	75.3
	Democratic	Mervin Evans	8,338	24.7
Total votes			33,784	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Steven Bradford (incumbent)	98,047	72.1
	Democratic	Mervin Evans	37,957	27.9
Total votes			136,004	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 63

California's 63rd State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony Rendon	8,776	38.0
	Republican	Jack M. Guerrero	7,017	30.4
	Democratic	Diane Janet Martinez	5,833	25.3
	Democratic	Cathrin "Cat" Sargent	1,460	6.3
Total votes			23,086	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Anthony Rendon	76,258	74.5
	Republican	Jack M. Guerrero	26,093	25.5
Total votes			102,351	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 64

California's 64th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Isadore Hall, III (incumbent)	23,122	100.0
Total votes			23,122	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Isadore Hall, III (incumbent)	100,446	100.0
Total votes			100,446	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 65

California's 65th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Norby (incumbent)	29,917	58.8
	Democratic	Sharon Quirk-Silva	20,936	41.2
Total votes			50,853	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Sharon Quirk-Silva	68,988	52.0
	Republican	Chris Norby (incumbent)	63,576	48.0
Total votes			132,564	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 66

California's 66th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Muratsuchi	27,360	40.5
	Republican	Craig Huey	26,298	38.9
	Republican	Nathan Mintz	13,914	20.6
Total votes			67,572	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Al Muratsuchi	102,136	54.8
	Republican	Craig Huey	84,372	45.2
Total votes			186,508	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 67

California's 67th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Paule	11,951	27.7
	Republican	Melissa Melendez	10,084	23.3
	Republican	Bob Magee	8,672	20.1
	Republican	Kenneth C. Dickson	8,216	19.0
	Republican	William T. Akana	4,291	9.9
Total votes			43,214	100.0
General election
	Republican	Melissa Melendez	67,232	52.3
	Republican	Phil Paule	61,230	47.7
Total votes			128,462	100.0
	Republican hold

District 68

California's 68th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Wagner (incumbent)	43,241	69.2
	Democratic	Christina Avalos	19,254	30.8
Total votes			62,495	100.0
General election
	Republican	Don Wagner (incumbent)	104,706	60.8
	Democratic	Christina Avalos	67,448	39.2
Total votes			172,154	100.0
	Republican hold

District 69

California's 69th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Daly	10,939	39.2
	Republican	Jose "Joe" Moreno	5,980	21.4
	Democratic	Julio Perez	5,738	20.6
	Democratic	Michele Martinez	4,651	16.7
	Democratic	Francisco "Paco" Barragan	605	2.2
Total votes			27,913	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Tom Daly	56,951	67.6
	Republican	Jose "Joe" Moreno	27,354	32.4
Total votes			84,305	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 70

California's 70th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bonnie Lowenthal (incumbent)	29,082	58.6
	Republican	Martha Flores Gibson	20,569	41.4
Total votes			49,651	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Bonnie Lowenthal (incumbent)	100,676	65.8
	Republican	Martha Flores Gibson	52,321	34.2
Total votes			152,997	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 71

California's 71st State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Jones (incumbent)	36,424	46.7
	Democratic	Patrick J. Hurley	23,510	30.2
	Republican	John McLaughlin	17,987	23.1
Total votes			77,921	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Jones (incumbent)	106,663	63.1
	Democratic	Patrick J. Hurley	62,330	36.9
Total votes			168,993	100.0
	Republican hold

District 72

California's 72nd State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Troy Edgar	18,060	28.0
	Republican	Travis Allen	12,851	19.9
	Democratic	Joe Dovinh	12,432	19.3
	Republican	Long Pham	12,409	19.2
	Democratic	Albert Ayala	8,816	13.7
Total votes			64,568	100.0
General election
	Republican	Travis Allen	79,110	55.7
	Republican	Troy Edgar	62,983	44.3
Total votes			142,093	100.0
	Republican hold

District 73

California's 73rd State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Diane Harkey (incumbent)	49,992	70.2
	Democratic	James Corbett	21,173	29.8
Total votes			71,165	100.0
General election
	Republican	Diane Harkey (incumbent)	130,030	64.3
	Democratic	James Corbett	72,196	35.7
Total votes			202,226	100.0
	Republican hold

District 74

California's 74th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allan Mansoor (incumbent)	33,319	43.5
	Democratic	Robert Rush	25,120	32.8
	Republican	Leslie Daigle	18,207	23.8
Total votes			76,646	100.0
General election
	Republican	Allan Mansoor (incumbent)	110,190	56.6
	Democratic	Robert Rush	84,520	43.4
Total votes			194,710	100.0
	Republican hold

District 75

California's 75th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marie Waldron	44,013	68.6
	Democratic	Matthew Herold	20,180	31.4
Total votes			64,193	100.0
General election
	Republican	Marie Waldron	98,686	62.7
	Democratic	Matthew Herold	58,783	37.3
Total votes			157,469	100.0
	Republican win (new seat)

District 76

California's 76th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rocky Chavez	25,143	38.8
	Republican	Sherry Hodges	21,100	32.6
	Republican	Farrah Douglas	18,570	28.7
Total votes			64,813	100.0
General election
	Republican	Rocky Chavez	88,295	58.2
	Republican	Sherry Hodges	63,526	41.8
Total votes			151,821	100.0
	Republican hold

District 77

California's 77th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Maienschein	45,071	47.3
	Democratic	Ruben "RJ" Hernandez	23,075	24.2
	Republican	Dustin Steiner	14,406	15.1
	No party preference	Greg Laskaris	12,639	13.3
Total votes			95,191	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Maienschein	114,314	60.1
	Democratic	Ruben "RJ" Hernandez	75,824	39.9
Total votes			190,138	100.0
	Republican gain from Independent

District 78

California's 78th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Toni Atkins (incumbent)	54,175	59.8
	Republican	Ralph Denney	25,291	27.9
	Republican	Robert E. Williams	11,121	12.3
Total votes			90,587	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Toni Atkins (incumbent)	116,987	62.4
	Republican	Ralph Denney	70,526	37.6
Total votes			187,513	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 79

California's 79th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shirley Weber	20,293	30.5
	Republican	Mary England	19,313	29.1
	Republican	Matt Mendoza	8,857	13.3
	Democratic	Rudy Ramirez	7,533	11.3
	Democratic	Patricia Ann Washington	5,404	8.1
	Democratic	Sid Voorakkara	5,060	7.6
Total votes			66,460	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Shirley Weber	94,170	61.7
	Republican	Mary England	58,424	38.3
Total votes			152,594	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 80

California's 80th State Assembly district election, 2012

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Hueso (incumbent)	26,717	61.6
	Republican	Derrick W. Roach	16,623	38.4
Total votes			43,340	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ben Hueso (incumbent)	76,225	69.6
	Republican	Derrick W. Roach	33,260	30.4
Total votes			109,485	100.0
	Democratic hold