US Senate 2012 | US Senate Elections | California Races
2012 California U.S. Senate Election Results
Dianne Feinstein
Percent: 54.16%
Votes: 6,019,422
Elizabeth Emken
Percent: 37.48%
Votes: 4,713,885
Race Summary
In the 2012 United States Senate election in California, incumbent Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein was re-elected with about 62.52% of the vote, defeating Republican Elizabeth Emken, who received roughly 37.48% of the vote in the general election. Feinstein’s decisive majority win secured her a continued term representing California in the U.S. Senate.
Full Results
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 62.52%
Votes: 7,864,624
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 37.48%
Votes: 4,713,885
Total votes: 12,578,509
State Map
Results by County
Alameda County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 81.93%
Votes: 468,456
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 18.07%
Votes: 103,313
Total votes: 571,769
Calaveras County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 41.57%
Votes: 8,878
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 58.43%
Votes: 12,477
Total votes: 21,355
El Dorado County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 41.31%
Votes: 35,776
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 58.69%
Votes: 50,820
Total votes: 86,596
Imperial County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 67.24%
Votes: 25,342
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 32.76%
Votes: 12,346
Total votes: 37,688
Lake County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 58.97%
Votes: 13,543
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 41.03%
Votes: 9,424
Total votes: 22,967
Marin County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 80.11%
Votes: 105,153
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 19.89%
Votes: 26,105
Total votes: 131,258
Modoc County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 30.08%
Votes: 1,188
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 69.92%
Votes: 2,761
Total votes: 3,949
Nevada County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 50.41%
Votes: 25,495
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 49.59%
Votes: 25,078
Total votes: 50,573
Riverside County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 51.90%
Votes: 327,698
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 48.10%
Votes: 303,651
Total votes: 631,349
San Diego County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 54.41%
Votes: 622,781
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 45.59%
Votes: 521,884
Total votes: 1,144,665
San Mateo County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 77.22%
Votes: 213,503
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 22.78%
Votes: 62,979
Total votes: 276,482
Shasta County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 36.53%
Votes: 27,155
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 63.47%
Votes: 47,184
Total votes: 74,339
Sonoma County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 73.71%
Votes: 154,892
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 26.29%
Votes: 55,256
Total votes: 210,148
Trinity County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 47.46%
Votes: 2,658
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 52.54%
Votes: 2,943
Total votes: 5,601
Yolo County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 67.68%
Votes: 49,148
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 32.32%
Votes: 23,468
Total votes: 72,616
Alpine County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 64.11%
Votes: 409
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 35.89%
Votes: 229
Total votes: 638
Colusa County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 43.28%
Votes: 2,482
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 56.72%
Votes: 3,253
Total votes: 5,735
Fresno County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 51.14%
Votes: 129,267
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 48.86%
Votes: 123,499
Total votes: 252,766
Inyo County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 42.58%
Votes: 3,333
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 57.42%
Votes: 4,494
Total votes: 7,827
Lassen County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 29.89%
Votes: 3,150
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 70.11%
Votes: 7,390
Total votes: 10,540
Mariposa County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 40.27%
Votes: 3,551
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 59.73%
Votes: 5,268
Total votes: 8,819
Mono County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 51.96%
Votes: 2,600
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 48.04%
Votes: 2,404
Total votes: 5,004
Orange County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 47.48%
Votes: 515,902
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 52.52%
Votes: 570,574
Total votes: 1,086,476
Sacramento County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 60.72%
Votes: 302,078
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 39.28%
Votes: 195,412
Total votes: 497,490
San Francisco County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 88.52%
Votes: 305,126
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 11.48%
Votes: 39,589
Total votes: 344,715
Santa Barbara County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 59.62%
Votes: 93,921
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 40.38%
Votes: 63,599
Total votes: 157,520
Sierra County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 38.58%
Votes: 677
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 61.42%
Votes: 1,078
Total votes: 1,755
Stanislaus County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 51.79%
Votes: 78,470
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 48.21%
Votes: 73,060
Total votes: 151,530
Tulare County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 42.87%
Votes: 42,395
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 57.13%
Votes: 56,499
Total votes: 98,894
Yuba County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 40.97%
Votes: 7,896
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 59.03%
Votes: 11,376
Total votes: 19,272
Amador County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 40.80%
Votes: 7,051
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 59.20%
Votes: 10,232
Total votes: 17,283
Contra Costa County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 70.06%
Votes: 300,194
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 29.94%
Votes: 128,310
Total votes: 428,504
Glenn County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 38.96%
Votes: 3,520
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 61.04%
Votes: 5,515
Total votes: 9,035
Kern County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 42.29%
Votes: 92,252
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 57.71%
Votes: 125,906
Total votes: 218,158
Los Angeles County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 71.53%
Votes: 2,183,654
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 28.47%
Votes: 868,924
Total votes: 3,052,578
Mendocino County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 70.35%
Votes: 24,254
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 29.65%
Votes: 10,224
Total votes: 34,478
Monterey County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 69.61%
Votes: 84,585
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 30.39%
Votes: 36,930
Total votes: 121,515
Placer County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 41.39%
Votes: 68,599
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 58.61%
Votes: 97,139
Total votes: 165,738
San Benito County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 61.09%
Votes: 11,389
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 38.91%
Votes: 7,255
Total votes: 18,644
San Joaquin County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 57.00%
Votes: 113,706
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 43.00%
Votes: 85,787
Total votes: 199,493
Santa Clara County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 72.93%
Votes: 454,647
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 27.07%
Votes: 168,722
Total votes: 623,369
Siskiyou County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 41.97%
Votes: 8,196
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 58.03%
Votes: 11,334
Total votes: 19,530
Sutter County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 41.17%
Votes: 12,395
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 58.83%
Votes: 17,715
Total votes: 30,110
Tuolumne County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 42.78%
Votes: 10,336
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 57.22%
Votes: 13,823
Total votes: 24,159
Butte County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 49.27%
Votes: 43,681
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 50.73%
Votes: 44,981
Total votes: 88,662
Del Norte County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 47.45%
Votes: 4,065
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 52.55%
Votes: 4,502
Total votes: 8,567
Humboldt County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 65.04%
Votes: 36,162
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 34.96%
Votes: 19,437
Total votes: 55,599
Kings County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 42.61%
Votes: 13,304
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 57.39%
Votes: 17,916
Total votes: 31,220
Madera County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 41.08%
Votes: 15,997
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 58.92%
Votes: 22,942
Total votes: 38,939
Merced County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 54.97%
Votes: 32,955
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 45.03%
Votes: 27,000
Total votes: 59,955
Napa County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 66.52%
Votes: 37,122
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 33.48%
Votes: 18,682
Total votes: 55,804
Plumas County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 42.81%
Votes: 4,162
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 57.19%
Votes: 5,560
Total votes: 9,722
San Bernardino County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 54.05%
Votes: 298,067
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 45.95%
Votes: 253,433
Total votes: 551,500
San Luis Obispo County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 50.80%
Votes: 62,216
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 49.20%
Votes: 60,262
Total votes: 122,478
Santa Cruz County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 78.16%
Votes: 91,109
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 21.84%
Votes: 25,463
Total votes: 116,572
Solano County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 65.99%
Votes: 98,251
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 34.01%
Votes: 50,634
Total votes: 148,885
Tehama County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 36.96%
Votes: 8,349
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 63.04%
Votes: 14,241
Total votes: 22,590
Ventura County
Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 54.42%
Votes: 171,483
Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 45.58%
Votes: 143,603
Total votes: 315,086