2012-11-06 Senatorial Election Results for California (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	Dianne Feinstein* (D)		Elizabeth Emken (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Alameda	48%	468,456	81.9%	103,313	18.1%	0	0.0%	365,143	571,769
Alpine	69%	409	64.1%	229	35.9%	0	0.0%	180	638
Amador	54%	7,051	40.8%	10,232	59.2%	0	0.0%	-3,181	17,283
Butte	51%	43,681	49.3%	44,981	50.7%	0	0.0%	-1,300	88,662
Calaveras	58%	8,878	41.6%	12,479	58.4%	0	0.0%	-3,601	21,357
Colusa	38%	2,482	43.3%	3,253	56.7%	0	0.0%	-771	5,735
Contra Costa	53%	300,194	70.1%	128,310	29.9%	0	0.0%	171,884	428,504
Del Norte	38%	4,065	47.4%	4,502	52.6%	0	0.0%	-437	8,567
El Dorado	61%	35,776	41.3%	50,820	58.7%	0	0.0%	-15,044	86,596
Fresno	38%	129,267	51.1%	123,499	48.9%	0	0.0%	5,768	252,766
Glenn	44%	3,520	39.0%	5,515	61.0%	0	0.0%	-1,995	9,035
Humboldt	51%	36,162	65.0%	19,437	35.0%	0	0.0%	16,725	55,599
Imperial	30%	25,342	67.2%	12,346	32.8%	0	0.0%	12,996	37,688
Inyo	53%	3,333	42.6%	4,494	57.4%	0	0.0%	-1,161	7,827
Kern	36%	92,252	42.3%	125,906	57.7%	0	0.0%	-33,654	218,158
Kings	28%	13,304	42.6%	17,916	57.4%	0	0.0%	-4,612	31,220
Lake	44%	13,543	59.0%	9,424	41.0%	0	0.0%	4,119	22,967
Lassen	37%	3,150	29.9%	7,390	70.1%	0	0.0%	-4,240	10,540
Los Angeles	41%	2,183,654	71.5%	868,924	28.5%	0	0.0%	1,314,730	3,052,578
Madera	36%	15,997	41.1%	22,942	58.9%	0	0.0%	-6,945	38,939
Marin	65%	105,153	80.1%	26,105	19.9%	0	0.0%	79,048	131,258
Mariposa	59%	3,551	40.3%	5,268	59.7%	0	0.0%	-1,717	8,819
Mendocino	50%	24,254	70.3%	10,224	29.7%	0	0.0%	14,030	34,478
Merced	33%	32,955	55.0%	27,000	45.0%	0	0.0%	5,955	59,955
Modoc	53%	1,188	30.1%	2,761	69.9%	0	0.0%	-1,573	3,949
Mono	45%	2,600	52.0%	2,404	48.0%	0	0.0%	196	5,004
Monterey	39%	84,585	69.6%	36,930	30.4%	0	0.0%	47,655	121,515
Napa	53%	37,122	66.5%	18,682	33.5%	0	0.0%	18,440	55,804
Nevada	63%	25,495	50.4%	25,078	49.6%	0	0.0%	417	50,573
Orange	47%	515,902	47.5%	570,574	52.5%	0	0.0%	-54,672	1,086,476
Placer	60%	68,599	41.4%	97,139	58.6%	0	0.0%	-28,540	165,738
Plumas	59%	4,162	42.8%	5,560	57.2%	0	0.0%	-1,398	9,722
Riverside	39%	327,698	51.9%	303,651	48.1%	0	0.0%	24,047	631,349
Sacramento	46%	302,078	60.7%	195,412	39.3%	0	0.0%	106,666	497,490
San Benito	46%	11,389	61.1%	7,255	38.9%	0	0.0%	4,134	18,644
San Bernardino	37%	298,067	54.0%	253,433	46.0%	0	0.0%	44,634	551,500
San Diego	47%	622,781	54.4%	521,884	45.6%	0	0.0%	100,897	1,144,665
San Francisco	49%	305,126	88.5%	39,589	11.5%	0	0.0%	265,537	344,715
San Joaquin	40%	113,706	57.0%	85,787	43.0%	0	0.0%	27,919	199,493
San Luis Obispo	55%	62,216	50.8%	60,262	49.2%	0	0.0%	1,954	122,478
San Mateo	49%	213,503	77.2%	62,979	22.8%	0	0.0%	150,524	276,482
Santa Barbara	48%	93,921	59.6%	63,599	40.4%	0	0.0%	30,322	157,520
Santa Clara	45%	454,647	72.9%	168,722	27.1%	0	0.0%	285,925	623,369
Santa Cruz	56%	91,109	78.2%	25,463	21.8%	0	0.0%	65,646	116,572
Shasta	54%	27,155	36.5%	47,184	63.5%	0	0.0%	-20,029	74,339
Sierra	65%	677	38.6%	1,078	61.4%	0	0.0%	-401	1,755
Siskiyou	55%	8,196	42.0%	11,334	58.0%	0	0.0%	-3,138	19,530
Solano	47%	98,251	66.0%	50,634	34.0%	0	0.0%	47,617	148,885
Sonoma	55%	154,892	73.7%	55,256	26.3%	0	0.0%	99,636	210,148
Stanislaus	40%	78,470	51.8%	73,060	48.2%	0	0.0%	5,410	151,530
Sutter	43%	12,395	41.2%	17,715	58.8%	0	0.0%	-5,320	30,110
Tehama	47%	8,349	37.0%	14,241	63.0%	0	0.0%	-5,892	22,590
Trinity	48%	2,658	47.5%	2,943	52.5%	0	0.0%	-285	5,601
Tulare	33%	42,395	42.9%	56,499	57.1%	0	0.0%	-14,104	98,894
Tuolumne	53%	10,336	42.8%	13,823	57.2%	0	0.0%	-3,487	24,159
Ventura	51%	171,483	54.4%	143,603	45.6%	0	0.0%	27,880	315,086
Yolo	46%	49,148	67.7%	23,468	32.3%	0	0.0%	25,680	72,616
Yuba	36%	7,896	41.0%	11,376	59.0%	0	0.0%	-3,480	19,272
TOTAL	44%	7,864,624	62.5%	4,713,887	37.5%	0	0.0%	3,150,737	12,578,511
Total R vote: 4,713,887 (37.5%)      Total D vote: 7,864,624 (62.5%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$17,152,230		$1,110,209
Total Receipts:		$14,797,542		$1,114,350
Cash on Hand:		$865,541		$4,140
Contributions by Candidate:		$122,839		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$5,000,000		$200,000
Total Individual Contributions:		$6,881,770		$878,287
Party Contributions:		$0		$9,165
Other Committee Contributions:		$2,298,217		$10,367
Transfers from Other Committees:		$288,554		$9,200
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$51,321		$17,851
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$51,321		$17,851
Net Spending:		$17,203,551		$1,128,060

2012 Senate class 1, Alameda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	468,456	81.9%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	103,313	18.1%
TOTAL	571,769
Turnout: 48%

2012 Senate class 1, Alpine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	409	64.1%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	229	35.9%
TOTAL	638
Turnout: 69%

2012 Senate class 1, Amador County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	7,051	40.8%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	10,232	59.2%
TOTAL	17,283
Turnout: 54%

2012 Senate class 1, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	43,681	49.3%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	44,981	50.7%
TOTAL	88,662
Turnout: 51%

2012 Senate class 1, Calaveras County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	8,878	41.6%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	12,479	58.4%
TOTAL	21,357
Turnout: 58%

2012 Senate class 1, Colusa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	2,482	43.3%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	3,253	56.7%
TOTAL	5,735
Turnout: 38%

2012 Senate class 1, Contra Costa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	300,194	70.1%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	128,310	29.9%
TOTAL	428,504
Turnout: 53%

2012 Senate class 1, Del Norte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	4,065	47.4%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	4,502	52.6%
TOTAL	8,567
Turnout: 38%

2012 Senate class 1, El Dorado County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	35,776	41.3%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	50,820	58.7%
TOTAL	86,596
Turnout: 61%

2012 Senate class 1, Fresno County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	129,267	51.1%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	123,499	48.9%
TOTAL	252,766
Turnout: 38%

2012 Senate class 1, Glenn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	3,520	39.0%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	5,515	61.0%
TOTAL	9,035
Turnout: 44%

2012 Senate class 1, Humboldt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	36,162	65.0%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	19,437	35.0%
TOTAL	55,599
Turnout: 51%

2012 Senate class 1, Imperial County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	25,342	67.2%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	12,346	32.8%
TOTAL	37,688
Turnout: 30%

2012 Senate class 1, Inyo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	3,333	42.6%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	4,494	57.4%
TOTAL	7,827
Turnout: 53%

2012 Senate class 1, Kern County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	92,252	42.3%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	125,906	57.7%
TOTAL	218,158
Turnout: 36%

2012 Senate class 1, Kings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	13,304	42.6%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	17,916	57.4%
TOTAL	31,220
Turnout: 28%

2012 Senate class 1, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	13,543	59.0%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	9,424	41.0%
TOTAL	22,967
Turnout: 44%

2012 Senate class 1, Lassen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	3,150	29.9%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	7,390	70.1%
TOTAL	10,540
Turnout: 37%

2012 Senate class 1, Los Angeles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	2,183,654	71.5%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	868,924	28.5%
TOTAL	3,052,578
Turnout: 41%

2012 Senate class 1, Madera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	15,997	41.1%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	22,942	58.9%
TOTAL	38,939
Turnout: 36%

2012 Senate class 1, Marin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	105,153	80.1%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	26,105	19.9%
TOTAL	131,258
Turnout: 65%

2012 Senate class 1, Mariposa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	3,551	40.3%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	5,268	59.7%
TOTAL	8,819
Turnout: 59%

2012 Senate class 1, Mendocino County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	24,254	70.3%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	10,224	29.7%
TOTAL	34,478
Turnout: 50%

2012 Senate class 1, Merced County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	32,955	55.0%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	27,000	45.0%
TOTAL	59,955
Turnout: 33%

2012 Senate class 1, Modoc County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	1,188	30.1%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	2,761	69.9%
TOTAL	3,949
Turnout: 53%

2012 Senate class 1, Mono County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	2,600	52.0%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	2,404	48.0%
TOTAL	5,004
Turnout: 45%

2012 Senate class 1, Monterey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	84,585	69.6%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	36,930	30.4%
TOTAL	121,515
Turnout: 39%

2012 Senate class 1, Napa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	37,122	66.5%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	18,682	33.5%
TOTAL	55,804
Turnout: 53%

2012 Senate class 1, Nevada County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	25,495	50.4%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	25,078	49.6%
TOTAL	50,573
Turnout: 63%

2012 Senate class 1, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	515,902	47.5%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	570,574	52.5%
TOTAL	1,086,476
Turnout: 47%

2012 Senate class 1, Placer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	68,599	41.4%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	97,139	58.6%
TOTAL	165,738
Turnout: 60%

2012 Senate class 1, Plumas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	4,162	42.8%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	5,560	57.2%
TOTAL	9,722
Turnout: 59%

2012 Senate class 1, Riverside County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	327,698	51.9%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	303,651	48.1%
TOTAL	631,349
Turnout: 39%

2012 Senate class 1, Sacramento County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	302,078	60.7%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	195,412	39.3%
TOTAL	497,490
Turnout: 46%

2012 Senate class 1, San Benito County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	11,389	61.1%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	7,255	38.9%
TOTAL	18,644
Turnout: 46%

2012 Senate class 1, San Bernardino County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	298,067	54.0%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	253,433	46.0%
TOTAL	551,500
Turnout: 37%

2012 Senate class 1, San Diego County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	622,781	54.4%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	521,884	45.6%
TOTAL	1,144,665
Turnout: 47%

2012 Senate class 1, San Francisco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	305,126	88.5%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	39,589	11.5%
TOTAL	344,715
Turnout: 49%

2012 Senate class 1, San Joaquin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	113,706	57.0%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	85,787	43.0%
TOTAL	199,493
Turnout: 40%

2012 Senate class 1, San Luis Obispo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	62,216	50.8%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	60,262	49.2%
TOTAL	122,478
Turnout: 55%

2012 Senate class 1, San Mateo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	213,503	77.2%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	62,979	22.8%
TOTAL	276,482
Turnout: 49%

2012 Senate class 1, Santa Barbara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	93,921	59.6%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	63,599	40.4%
TOTAL	157,520
Turnout: 48%

2012 Senate class 1, Santa Clara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	454,647	72.9%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	168,722	27.1%
TOTAL	623,369
Turnout: 45%

2012 Senate class 1, Santa Cruz County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	91,109	78.2%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	25,463	21.8%
TOTAL	116,572
Turnout: 56%

2012 Senate class 1, Shasta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	27,155	36.5%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	47,184	63.5%
TOTAL	74,339
Turnout: 54%

2012 Senate class 1, Sierra County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	677	38.6%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	1,078	61.4%
TOTAL	1,755
Turnout: 65%

2012 Senate class 1, Siskiyou County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	8,196	42.0%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	11,334	58.0%
TOTAL	19,530
Turnout: 55%

2012 Senate class 1, Solano County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	98,251	66.0%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	50,634	34.0%
TOTAL	148,885
Turnout: 47%

2012 Senate class 1, Sonoma County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	154,892	73.7%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	55,256	26.3%
TOTAL	210,148
Turnout: 55%

2012 Senate class 1, Stanislaus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	78,470	51.8%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	73,060	48.2%
TOTAL	151,530
Turnout: 40%

2012 Senate class 1, Sutter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	12,395	41.2%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	17,715	58.8%
TOTAL	30,110
Turnout: 43%

2012 Senate class 1, Tehama County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	8,349	37.0%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	14,241	63.0%
TOTAL	22,590
Turnout: 47%

2012 Senate class 1, Trinity County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	2,658	47.5%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	2,943	52.5%
TOTAL	5,601
Turnout: 48%

2012 Senate class 1, Tulare County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	42,395	42.9%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	56,499	57.1%
TOTAL	98,894
Turnout: 33%

2012 Senate class 1, Tuolumne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	10,336	42.8%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	13,823	57.2%
TOTAL	24,159
Turnout: 53%

2012 Senate class 1, Ventura County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	171,483	54.4%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	143,603	45.6%
TOTAL	315,086
Turnout: 51%

2012 Senate class 1, Yolo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	49,148	67.7%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	23,468	32.3%
TOTAL	72,616
Turnout: 46%

2012 Senate class 1, Yuba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dianne Feinstein* (D)	7,896	41.0%
Elizabeth Emken (R)	11,376	59.0%
TOTAL	19,272
Turnout: 36%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Dianne Feinstein*
Total Disbursements:	$17,152,230
Total Receipts:	$14,797,542
Cash on Hand:	$865,541
Candidate Contributions:	$122,839
Candidate Loans:	$5,000,000
Individual Contributions:	$6,881,770
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$2,298,217
Other Committee Transfers:	$288,554
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$51,321
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$51,321
Net Spending:	$17,203,551

Elizabeth Emken
Total Disbursements:	$1,110,209
Total Receipts:	$1,114,350
Cash on Hand:	$4,140
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$200,000
Individual Contributions:	$878,287
Party Contributions:	$9,165
Other Committee Contributions:	$10,367
Other Committee Transfers:	$9,200
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$17,851
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$17,851
Net Spending:	$1,128,060

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/CA/2012

Open Primary
Pos	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	$**
1	Dianne Feinstein*	D	2,392,822	49.3%	$17,152,230
2	Elizabeth Emken	R	613,613	12.6%	$1,110,209
3	Dan Hughes	R	323,840	6.7%	$328,756
4	Rick Williams	R	157,946	3.3%	$26,192
5	Orly Taitz	R	154,781	3.2%	$308,538
6	Dennis Jackson	R	137,120	2.8%
7	Greg Conlon	R	135,421	2.8%	$51,192
8	Al Ramirez	R	109,399	2.3%	$21,719
9	Gail Lightfoot	Libertarian	101,648	2.1%
10	Diane Stewart	D	97,782	2.0%
11	Mike Strimling	D	97,024	2.0%	$11,069
12	David Levitt	D	76,482	1.6%	$6,193
13	Oscar Braun	R	75,842	1.6%
14	Marsha Feinland	Peace & Freedom	57,720	1.2%
15	Robert Lauten	R	56,524	1.2%	$13,999
16	Colleen Fernald	D	51,623	1.1%
17	Don Krampe	R	39,035	0.8%	$3,708
18	Don Grundmann	American Independent	33,037	0.7%
19	Dirk Konopik	R	29,997	0.6%	$57,095
20	John Boruff	R	29,357	0.6%	$18,187
21	Nak Shah	D	27,203	0.6%
22	Rogelio Gloria	R	22,529	0.5%	$5,903
23	Nachum Shifren	R	21,762	0.4%
24	Kabiruddin Ali	Peace & Freedom	12,269	0.3%
TOTAL VOTES			4,854,776