2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for California Assembly District 65
California State Assembly · California
Sharon Quirk-Silva (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Chris Norby (R) by 4.1 points.
Sharon Quirk-SilvaDemocrat · winner
52.0%68,988
Chris NorbyRepublican · incumbent
48.0%63,576
132,564 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