2002Final results
2002 election for California Senate District 12
California State Senate · California
Jeff Denham (R) won with 48.3% of the vote, defeating Rusty Areias (D) by 1.2 points.
Jeff DenhamRepublican · winner
48.3%73,877
Rusty AreiasDemocrat
47.1%72,034
David EatonLibertarian
4.5%6,950
152,861 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET