2012Final results
2012 election for California Senate District 15
California State Senate · California
Jim Beall Jr. (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Joe Coto (D) by 13.5 points.
Jim Beall Jr.Democrat · winner
56.7%160,451
Joe CotoDemocrat
43.3%122,345
282,796 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