2012Final results
2012 election for California Senate District 9
California State Senate · California
Loni Hancock (D) won with 85.8% of the vote, defeating Mary Catherine McIlroy (Pf) by 71.5 points.
Loni HancockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.8%300,994
Mary Catherine McIlroyPeace and Freedom
14.2%49,987
350,981 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