2012Final results
2012 election for California Assembly District 16
California State Assembly · California
Joan Buchanan (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Al Phillips (R) by 18.4 points.
Joan BuchananDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.2%125,952
Al PhillipsRepublican
40.8%86,803
212,755 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET