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2012 California State Senate election

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Summary

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Field	Value
election_name	2012 California State Senate election
country	California
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	2010 California State Senate election
previous_year	2010
next_election	2014 California State Senate election
next_year	2014
seats_for_election	20 seats from odd-numbered districts in the California State Senate
majority_seats	21
election_date
image1	[[File:Darrell Steinberg 2014 CADEM Convention.jpg	x150px]]
leader1	Darrell Steinberg
party1	California Democratic Party
leaders_seat1	6th–Sacramento
seats_before1	25
seats_after1	29
seat_change1	4
popular_vote1	4,035,256
percentage1	62.61%
image2	[[File:Senator Bob Huff.jpg	x150px]]
leader2	Bob Huff
party2	California Republican Party
leaders_seat2	29th–Diamond Bar
seats_before2	15
seats_after2	11
seat_change2	4
popular_vote2	2,321,286
percentage2	36.02%
map_image	2012 California State Senate election.svg
map_size	450px
map_caption	Results:

title	President pro tempore
posttitle	President pro tempore-designate
before_election	Darrell Steinberg
before_party	California Democratic Party
after_election	Darrell Steinberg
after_party	California Democratic Party

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.

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	4
Republican	2,321,286	36.02%	6	9	15	11	4
Peace and Freedom	88,658	1.38%	0	0	0	0
Totals	6,445,200	100.00%	20	20	40	40	—

Democratic	Republican

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing	October 24, 2012

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

References

"New Term Limits Add Stability to the State Legislature".
Daigneau, Elizabeth. (2012-10-23). "The Latest Chamber-by-Chamber Analysis of the 2012 State Legislative Elections".

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