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2012Final results

2012 election for California Senate District 3

California State Senate · California

Lois Wolk (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Frank Miranda (R) by 32.5 points.

Lois WolkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.2%233,406
Frank MirandaRepublican
33.8%119,033
352,439 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

EvenD+51.12000D+42.22004D+60.42008D+32.52012D+36.82020D+25.22024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET