California's 12th State Senate district
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| California's 12th State Senate district | ||
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| Current senator | Anthony Cannella (R–Ceres) | |
| Registration | 49.58% Democratic
31.47% Republican
14.96% Decline to State
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| Demographics | 42.3% White
2.9% Black
46.2% Hispanic
5.4% Asian
1.1% Native American
0.3% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.0% other
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| Population | 846,792 | |
| Voting-age population | 570,346 | |
| Registered voters | 345,882 | |
California's 12th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Republican Anthony Cannella of Ceres.
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[edit] District profile
The 12th District encompasses the entirety of Merced and San Benito Counties and parts of Madera, Monterey, and Stanislaus Counties.
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Stanislaus County
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In spite of the Democratic advantage in voter registration, the 12th district is one of the more competitive districts in the state. Denham barely won the open seat in 2002 but was reelected comfortably in 2006.
[edit] Election results
[edit] 2010
| California State Senate elections, 2010[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Anthony Cannella | 92,270 | 51.5 | -8.3 | |
| Democratic | Anna Caballero | 86,963 | 48.5 | +8.3 | |
| Total votes | 179,233 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 5,307 | 3.0 | |||
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| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2006
| California State Senate elections, 2006[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jeff Denham (incumbent) | 91,701 | 59.8 | +11.4 | |
| Democratic | Wiley Nickel | 61,747 | 40.2 | -6.9 | |
| Total votes | 153,448 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 29,954 | 19.6 | -18.3 | ||
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| Republican hold | Swing | -18.3 | |||
[edit] 2002
| California State Senate elections, 2002[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jeff Denham | 73,877 | 48.4 | -4.7 | |
| Democratic | Rusty Areias | 73,034 | 47.1 | +3.2 | |
| Libertarian | David Eaton | 6,950 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
| Total votes | 153,861 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 843 | 1.3 | -7.9 | ||
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| Republican hold | Swing | -7.9 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "2010 State Senate Results". California Secretary of State. 2011-01-03. http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-general/69-state-senate.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- ^ "2006 State Senate Results". California Secretary of State. 2006-12-04. http://vote.ss.ca.gov/Returns/stsen/all.htm. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ^ "2002 State Senate Results". California Secretary of State. 2008-03-18. http://vote2002.ss.ca.gov/Returns/stsen/all.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
[edit] External links
Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate--[1]
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