1996Final results
1996 election for California Assembly District 12
California State Assembly · California
Kevin Shelley (D) won with 78.0% of the vote, defeating Terence Faulkner (R) by 56.0 points.
Kevin ShelleyDemocrat · winner
78.0%94,167
Terence FaulknerRepublican
22.0%26,595
120,762 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET