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2012Final results

2012 election for California Assembly District 53

California State Assembly · California

John A. Perez (D) won with 82.8% of the vote, defeating Jose Trinidad Aguilar (R) by 65.6 points.

John A. PerezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.8%61,651
17.2%12,803
74,454 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+21.72006D+34.72008D+7.22010D+65.62012D+20.22022D+15.22024

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