2012Final results
2012 election for California Assembly District 51
California State Assembly · California
Jimmy Gomez (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Luis Lopez (D) by 19.5 points.
Jimmy GomezDemocrat · winner
59.8%63,292
Luis LopezDemocrat
40.2%42,618
105,910 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