1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for California Senate District 12
California State Senate · California
Jerry Smith (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Clark L. Bradley (R) by 12.5 points.
Jerry SmithDemocrat · winner
55.1%85,600
Clark L. BradleyRepublican · incumbent
42.6%66,142
William Pollock HerrellIndependent
2.3%3,503
155,245 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET