2012Final results
2012 election for California Senate District 1
California State Senate · California
Ted Gaines (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Julie Griffithflatter (D) by 27.4 points.
Ted GainesRepublican · winner
63.7%263,256
Julie GriffithflatterDemocrat
36.3%150,111
413,367 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