2012Final results
2012 election for California Assembly District 23
California State Assembly · California
Jim Patterson (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Bob Whalen (R) by 9.4 points.
Jim PattersonRepublican · winner
54.7%83,817
Bob WhalenRepublican
45.3%69,457
153,274 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