2012Final results
2012 election for California Assembly District 48
California State Assembly · California
Roger Hernandez (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Joe M. Gardner (R) by 18.9 points.
Roger HernandezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.4%74,642
Joe M. GardnerRepublican
40.6%50,927
125,569 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