2012Final results
2012 election for California Senate District 7
California State Senate · California
Mark DeSaulnier (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Mark P. Meuser (R) by 22.9 points.
Mark DeSaulnierDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.5%229,105
Mark P. MeuserRepublican
38.5%143,707
372,812 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