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2012Final results

2012 election for California Assembly District 78

California State Assembly · California

Toni Atkins (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Ralph Denney (R) by 24.8 points.

Toni AtkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%116,987
Ralph DenneyRepublican
37.6%70,526
187,513 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+5.02006D+11.02008D+18.62010D+24.82012D+23.12014D+38.32016

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