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2012Final results

2012 election for California Assembly District 42

California State Assembly · California

Brian Nestande (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Mark Anthony Orozco (D) by 9.3 points.

Brian NestandeRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.7%81,768
45.3%67,823
149,591 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+52.32006D+52.12008D+46.42010R+9.32012R+14.62014R+14.82016

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