2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for California Assembly District 50
California State Assembly · California
Richard Bloom (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Betsy Butler (D) by 0.9 points.
Richard BloomDemocrat · winner
50.5%93,445
Betsy ButlerDemocrat · incumbent
49.5%91,740
185,185 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