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2004Final results

2004 election for California Assembly District 12

California State Assembly · California

Leland Yee (D) won with 77.6% of the vote, defeating Howard Epstein (R) by 61.1 points.

Leland YeeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.6%112,000
Howard EpsteinRepublican
16.5%23,803
5.9%8,560
144,363 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+61.01998D+64.52000D+61.92002D+61.12004D+54.72006D+66.52008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET