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2012Final results

2012 election for California Assembly District 36

California State Assembly · California

Steve Fox (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Ron Smith (R) by 0.1 points.

Steve FoxDemocrat · winner
50.1%66,005
Ron SmithRepublican
49.9%65,860
131,865 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

EvenR+23.02006R+3.02008R+15.12010D+0.12012R+20.42014R+6.22016

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