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California, State Senate, District 12

California State Senate District 12
Current incumbentAnna Caballero Democratic Party

California’s twelfth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Anna Caballero.

California state senators represent an average of 931,349 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 846,791 residents.

About the office

Members serve four-year terms with term limits. The terms of the senators are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. The senators representing odd-numbered districts are elected in years evenly divisible by four. The senators from even-numbered districts are elected in the intervening even-numbered years. California legislators assume office one month after election (December).

Qualifications

According to Article IV of the California Constitution, the candidate must be a United States Citizen, a resident of California for three years, a resident of the legislative district for one year and a registered voter in that district by the time nomination papers are filed.

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$110,459/year$192/day for each day in session.

Term limits

Since the passage of Prop 28 in 2012, legislators first elected on or after November 6, 2012, are limited to a maximum of 12 years. Prop 140, passed in 1990, affects any members elected prior to November 6, 2012, and limits them to a maximum of two four-year terms (eight years).

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, the Governor must call for a special election. The election must be called by the Governor within fourteen days of the vacancy being created. No special election can be held if the vacancy happened in an election year and the nominating deadline passed.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of California State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline was December 6, 2019.

2018

General election
General election for California State Senate District 12

Anna Caballero (D) defeated Rob Poythress (R) in the general election for California State Senate District 12 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Anna Caballero (D)
54.4
110,386

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Rob Poythress (R)
45.6
92,691

Total votes: 203,077
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Primary election
Primary for California State Senate District 12

Anna Caballero and Rob Poythress defeated Johnny Tacherra and Daniel Parra in the primary for California State Senate District 12 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Anna Caballero (D)
43.4
46,970

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Rob Poythress (R)
26.3
28,512

Johnny Tacherra (R)
22.2
24,088

Daniel Parra (D)
8.1
8,740

Total votes: 108,310

2014

Elections for the California State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Anthony Cannella (R) and Shawn K. Bagley (D) were unopposed in the blanket primary. Cannella defeated Bagley in the general election.

California State Senate, District 12, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Cannella Incumbent 60.5% 74,988
Democratic Shawn K. Bagley 39.5% 49,039
Total Votes 124,027

2010

Elections for the office of California State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 8, 2010, and a general election on November 6, 2010. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2010. Incumbent Anthony Cannella (R) defeated Anna Caballero (D) in the general election. Both candidates ran unopposed in the June 8 primary elections.

California State Senate, District 12, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Canella Incumbent 51.5% 92,270
Democratic Anna Caballero 48.5% 86,963
Total Votes 179,233

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for California State Senate District 12 raised a total of $18,809,396. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $1,175,587 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Senate District 12

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $1,943,861 2 $971,931
2012 $658,286 1 $658,286
2010 $5,262,352 2 $2,631,176
2008 $425,436 1 $425,436
2006 $2,946,230 2 $1,473,115
2004 $645,150 1 $645,150
2002 $6,753,570 6 $1,125,595
2000 $174,511 1 $174,511
Total $18,809,396 16 $1,175,587