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2012Final results

2012 election for California Assembly District 31

California State Assembly · California

Henry T. Perea (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating James Bennett (R) by 28.0 points.

Henry T. PereaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.0%55,626
James BennettRepublican
36.0%31,282
86,908 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

EvenD+15.42004D+39.12008D+19.52010D+28.02012D+27.52016D+29.72018

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