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2012Final results

2012 election for California Assembly District 61

California State Assembly · California

Jose Medina (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Bill Batey (R) by 22.1 points.

Jose MedinaDemocrat · winner
61.0%76,774
Bill BateyRepublican
39.0%49,003
125,777 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+25.52006D+27.52008D+20.32010D+22.12012D+17.52014D+31.82016

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