2012Final results
2012 election for California Senate District 17
California State Senate · California
Bill Monning (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Larry Beaman (R) by 26.6 points.
Bill MonningDemocrat · winner
63.3%236,213
Larry BeamanRepublican
36.7%136,836
373,049 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