2012Final results
2012 election for California Senate District 25
California State Senate · California
Carol Liu (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Gilbert V. Gonzales (R) by 21.5 points.
Carol LiuDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%213,127
Gilbert V. GonzalesRepublican
39.2%137,651
350,778 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