California_State_Senate_election,_2012

2012 California State Senate election
20 seats from odd-numbered districts in the California State Senate
	Results:; Democratic hold Democratic gain; Republican hold
President pro tempore before election; Darrell Steinberg; Democratic	President pro tempore-designate ; Darrell Steinberg; Democratic

2012 California State Senate election

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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]

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

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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	4
	Republican	2,321,286	36.02%	6	9	14†	10†	4
	Peace and Freedom	88,658	1.38%	0	0	0	0
Totals		6,445,200	100.00%	20	20	39†	39†	—

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29	1	10
Democratic	Vacant	Republican

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

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

California_State_Senate_election,_2012

2012 California State Senate election

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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

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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)

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

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

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