2012Final results
2012 election for California Senate District 27
California State Senate · California
Fran Pavley (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Todd Zink (R) by 7.1 points.
Fran PavleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.6%197,757
Todd ZinkRepublican
46.4%171,438
369,195 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