2012Final results
2012 election for California Assembly District 49
California State Assembly · California
Ed Chau (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Matthew Lin (R) by 12.7 points.
Ed ChauDemocrat · winner
56.4%64,791
Matthew LinRepublican
43.6%50,153
114,944 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