2012Final results
2012 election for California Senate District 5
California State Senate · California
Cathleen Galgiani (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Bill Berryhill (R) by 1.0 points.
Cathleen GalgianiDemocrat · winner
50.5%142,425
Bill BerryhillRepublican
49.5%139,502
281,927 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