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2012Final results

2012 election for California Assembly District 73

California State Assembly · California

Diane L. Harkey (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating James Corbett (D) by 28.6 points.

Diane L. HarkeyRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%130,030
35.7%72,196
202,226 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

EvenR+31.32004R+12.32008R+23.92010R+28.62012R+35.82014R+37.62016

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