California 2012 legislative election results

The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for California.

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California State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the California State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our California State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

California State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	25	26
	Republican Party	15	12
Total		40	40

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 20 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Bob Huff
2. Carol Liu
3. Fran Pavley
4. Lois Wolk
5. Loni Hancock
6. Mark DeSaulnier
7. Mark Leno
8. Mimi Walters
9. Roderick Wright
10. Ted Gaines
11. William Emmerson

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Primary election

No candidates have this category yet.

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Primary election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list will display the newly-elected members of the California State Senate:

Democratic

1. Bill Monning
2. Cathleen Galgiani
3. Gerald Hill
4. Hannah-Beth Jackson
5. James Beall Jr.
6. Martin Block
7. Ricardo Lara
8. Richard Roth

Republican

1. Stephen Knight

Open Seat Winners

The following will display a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Bill Monning
2. Cathleen Galgiani
3. Gerald Hill
4. Hannah-Beth Jackson
5. James Beall Jr.
6. Martin Block
7. Ricardo Lara
8. Richard Roth

Republican

1. Stephen Knight

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the California State Senate:

Democratic

1. Bill Monning
2. Carol Liu
3. Cathleen Galgiani
4. Fran Pavley
5. Gerald Hill
6. Hannah-Beth Jackson
7. James Beall Jr.
8. Lois Wolk
9. Loni Hancock
10. Mark DeSaulnier
11. Mark Leno
12. Martin Block
13. Ricardo Lara
14. Richard Roth
15. Roderick Wright

Republican

1. Bob Huff
2. Mimi Walters
3. Stephen Knight
4. Ted Gaines
5. William Emmerson

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Ricardo Lara

Republican

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who are running in 2012:

1. Bogdan Ambrozewicz
2. John H. Webster
3. Lee H. Chauser
4. Lisa D. Ringer
5. Mary Catherine McIlroy

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California State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the California House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our California State Assembly elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

California State Assembly
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	52	56
	Republican Party	28	24
Total		80	80

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 80 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Allan R. Mansoor
2. Ben Hueso
3. Beth Gaines
4. Betsy Butler
5. Bob Blumenfield
6. Bob Wieckowski
7. Bonnie Lowenthal
8. Brian Jones (California)
9. Brian Nestande
10. Chris Norby
11. Connie Conway
12. Curt Hagman
13. Dan Logue
14. Das Williams
15. Diane Harkey
16. Donald P. Wagner
17. Henry T. Perea
18. Holly Mitchell
19. Isadore Hall, III
20. Jeff Gorell
21. Joan Buchanan
22. John Perez
23. K.H. Achadjian
24. Kristin Olsen
25. Luis Alejo
26. Manuel Perez
27. Mariko Yamada
28. Michael Allen
29. Mike Gatto
30. Mike Morrell
31. Nancy Skinner
32. Nora Campos
33. Norma Torres
34. Paul Fong
35. Rich Gordon
36. Richard Pan
37. Roger Dickinson
38. Roger Hernandez
39. Shannon Grove
40. Steven Bradford
41. Susan Bonilla
42. Tim Donnelly
43. Tom Ammiano
44. Toni Atkins (California)
45. Wesley Chesbro

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Betsy Butler	Democratic	California State Assembly District 53
Chris Norby	Republican	California State Assembly District 72
Michael Allen	Democratic	California State Assembly District 7

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Marc Levine (California)	Democratic	California State Assembly District 10
Richard Bloom	Democratic	California State Assembly District 50
Sharon Quirk-Silva	Democratic	California State Assembly District 65

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the California House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Adam Gray
2. Adrin Nazarian
3. Al Muratsuchi
4. Anthony Rendon
5. Bill Quirk
6. Cheryl Brown (California)
7. Chris Holden
8. Cristina Garcia
9. Edwin Chau
10. Ian Charles Calderon
11. Jim Frazier
12. Jimmy Gomez
13. Jose Medina
14. Ken Cooley
15. Kevin Mullin (California)
16. Marc Levine (California)
17. Mark Stone
18. Phil Ting
19. Raul Bocanegra
20. Reginald Jones-Sawyer
21. Richard Bloom
22. Rob Bonta
23. Rudy Salas
24. Sharon Quirk-Silva
25. Shirley Weber
26. Steve Fox
27. Susan Talamantes Eggman
28. Tom Daly

Republican

1. Brian Dahle
2. Brian Maienschein
3. Eric Linder
4. Frank Bigelow
5. Jim Patterson (California)
6. Marie Waldron
7. Melissa Melendez
8. Rocky Chavez
9. Scott Wilk
10. Travis Allen

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Adam Gray
2. Adrin Nazarian
3. Al Muratsuchi
4. Anthony Rendon
5. Bill Quirk
6. Cheryl Brown (California)
7. Chris Holden
8. Cristina Garcia
9. Edwin Chau
10. Ian Charles Calderon
11. Jim Frazier
12. Jimmy Gomez
13. Jose Medina
14. Ken Cooley
15. Kevin Mullin (California)
16. Mark Stone
17. Phil Ting
18. Raul Bocanegra
19. Reginald Jones-Sawyer
20. Rob Bonta
21. Rudy Salas
22. Shirley Weber
23. Steve Fox
24. Susan Talamantes Eggman
25. Tom Daly

Republican

1. Brian Dahle
2. Brian Maienschein
3. Eric Linder
4. Frank Bigelow
5. Jim Patterson (California)
6. Marie Waldron
7. Melissa Melendez
8. Rocky Chavez
9. Scott Wilk
10. Travis Allen

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the California House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Adam Gray
2. Adrin Nazarian
3. Al Muratsuchi
4. Anthony Rendon
5. Ben Hueso
6. Bill Quirk
7. Bob Blumenfield
8. Bob Wieckowski
9. Bonnie Lowenthal
10. Cheryl Brown (California)
11. Chris Holden
12. Cristina Garcia
13. Das Williams
14. Edwin Chau
15. Henry T. Perea
16. Holly Mitchell
17. Ian Charles Calderon
18. Isadore Hall, III
19. Jim Frazier
20. Jimmy Gomez
21. Joan Buchanan
22. John Perez
23. Jose Medina
24. Ken Cooley
25. Kevin Mullin (California)
26. Luis Alejo
27. Manuel Perez
28. Marc Levine (California)
29. Mariko Yamada
30. Mark Stone
31. Mike Gatto
32. Nancy Skinner
33. Nora Campos
34. Norma Torres
35. Paul Fong
36. Phil Ting
37. Raul Bocanegra
38. Reginald Jones-Sawyer
39. Rich Gordon
40. Richard Bloom
41. Richard Pan
42. Rob Bonta
43. Roger Dickinson
44. Roger Hernandez
45. Rudy Salas
46. Sharon Quirk-Silva
47. Shirley Weber
48. Steve Fox
49. Steven Bradford
50. Susan Bonilla
51. Susan Talamantes Eggman
52. Tom Ammiano
53. Tom Daly
54. Toni Atkins (California)
55. Wesley Chesbro

Republican

1. Allan R. Mansoor
2. Beth Gaines
3. Brian Dahle
4. Brian Jones (California)
5. Brian Maienschein
6. Brian Nestande
7. Connie Conway
8. Curt Hagman
9. Dan Logue
10. Diane Harkey
11. Donald P. Wagner
12. Eric Linder
13. Frank Bigelow
14. Jeff Gorell
15. Jim Patterson (California)
16. K.H. Achadjian
17. Kristin Olsen
18. Marie Waldron
19. Melissa Melendez
20. Mike Morrell
21. Rocky Chavez
22. Scott Wilk
23. Shannon Grove
24. Tim Donnelly
25. Travis Allen

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Henry T. Perea
2. Isadore Hall, III
3. Nancy Skinner
4. Susan Bonilla

Republican

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

1. C.T. Weber
2. Chad Walsh
3. Charley Hooper
4. David Edwards (California)
5. Eugene Ruyle
6. Fredy DeLeon
7. Greg Laskaris
8. Janice Marlae Bonser
9. Joe Boswell
10. John Paul (Jack) Lindblad
11. Joseph Antonelli Rosas
12. Len Augustine
13. Mark Belden
14. Mark Green (California)
15. Mike Meza
16. Pamela Elizondo

2012 Legislative Election Results
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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1