United States Senate election in California, 2012
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The 2012 United States Senate election in California will take place on November 6, 2012 concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election
as well as other elections to the United States Senate
and House of Representatives
and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
has not yet decided if she will run for re-election to a fourth full term.
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! width=100px| Dianne
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! width=100px| Devin
Nunes (R)
! Undecided
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| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| November 10-13, 2011
| align=center| 500
| align=center| ± 4.4%
| align=center| 55%
| align=center| 31%
| align=center| 11%
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! width=100px| Dianne
Feinstein (D)
! width=130px| Arnold
Schwarzenegger (R)
! Undecided
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| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| January 28-30, 2011
| align=center| 892
| align=center| ± 3.3%
| align=center| 59%
| align=center| 25%
| align=center| 17%
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! Margin of
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! style="width:100px;"| Dianne
Feinstein (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Meg
Whitman (R)
! Undecided
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| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| January 28-30, 2011
| align=center| 892
| align=center| ± 3.3%
| align=center| 55%
| align=center| 35%
| align=center| 10%
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Official campaign sites
United States presidential election, 2012
The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next United States presidential election, to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will actually elect the President and the Vice President of the United...
as well as other elections to the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and House of Representatives
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The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein is the senior U.S. Senator from California. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served in the Senate since 1992. She also served as 38th Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988....
has not yet decided if she will run for re-election to a fourth full term.
Declared
- Elizabeth EmkenElizabeth EmkenElizabeth Emken is the mother of a special needs child and the former Vice President for Government Relations at Autism Speaks. In 2010, she ran for Congress in California's 11th Congressional District to replace Democrat representative Jerry McNerney. On November 28th, 2011, Emken announced via...
, Children with Autism advocate and 2010 congressional candidate - Dirk Allen Konopik, Former Congressional Aide and Iraq War Veteran
- Orly TaitzOrly TaitzOrly Taitz is an American dentist, lawyer, former real estate agent, and leading figure in the "birther" movement, which challenges whether Barack Obama is a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as President of the United States...
, dentist and candidate for Republican nomination for California Secretary of State in 2010California Secretary of State election, 2010The 2010 California Secretary of State election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose the Secretary of State of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent Debra Bowen won reelection.- Candidates :...
Potential
- Chuck DeVoreChuck DeVoreCharles S. "Chuck" DeVore is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010 and represented the 70th District, which includes portions of Orange County...
, former state assemblyman - Carly FiorinaCarly FiorinaCarly Fiorina is an American business executive and a former Republican candidate for the United States Senate representing California. Fiorina served as chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard from 1999 to 2005 and previously was an executive at AT&T and its equipment and technology spinoff,...
, former Hewlett-PackardHewlett-PackardHewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
CEO and 2010 Republican U.S. Senate nominee - Darrell IssaDarrell IssaDarrell Edward Issa is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 48th, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was formerly a CEO of Directed Electronics, the Vista, California-based manufacturer of automobile security and convenience products...
, U.S. representative - Steve PoiznerSteve PoiznerStephen Leo "Steve" Poizner is an American businessman/entrepreneur and conservative Republican politician, who was elected State Insurance Commissioner of California in November 2006, and concluded the 4 year term in January 2011...
, former Insurance Commissioner - James Rogan, judge and former U.S. representative
- Rick Williams, trial lawyer
Declined
- Devin NunesDevin NunesDevin Nunes is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district, located in the San Joaquin Valley, includes all of Tulare County, as well as much of eastern Fresno County. He is also the author of the book Restoring the Republic, published by...
, U.S. representative - Michael ReaganMichael ReaganMichael Edward Reagan is a former American radio host and Republican strategist. His nationally syndicated radio show, The Michael Reagan Talk Show, aired on stations throughout the United States on the Premiere Radio Networks before being dropped, after which it moved to Radio America...
, radio hostRadio personalityA radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
and son to former President Ronald ReaganRonald ReaganRonald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor.... - Meg WhitmanMeg WhitmanMargaret Cushing "Meg" Whitman is an American business executive. She is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard. A native of Long Island, New York, she is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School...
, businesswoman and 2010 Republican gubernatorial nomineeCalifornia gubernatorial election, 2010The 2010 California gubernatorial election was held November 2, 2010 to elect the Governor of California. The primary elections were held on June 8, 2010. Because constitutional office holders in California are prohibited from serving more than two terms in the same office since 1990, incumbent...
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tom Campbell |
Carly Fiorina |
Darrell Issa |
Mary Bono Mack |
Kevin McCarthy |
Steve Poizner |
Arnold Schwarzenegger |
Meg Whitman |
Other/ Unde- cided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | January 28-30, 2011 | 403 | ± 4.9% | 15% | 23% | 16% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 16% | 14% |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Dianne Feinstein (D) |
Tom Campbell (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | November 10-13, 2011 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 53% | 38% | 9% |
| Public Policy Polling | January 28-30, 2011 | 892 | ± 3.3% | 51% | 37% | 12% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Dianne Feinstein (D) |
Carly Fiorina (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | November 10-13, 2011 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 56% | 36% | 8% |
| Public Policy Polling | January 28-30, 2011 | 892 | ± 3.3% | 55% | 35% | 9% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Dianne Feinstein (D) |
Darrell Issa (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | January 28-30, 2011 | 892 | ± 3.3% | 54% | 33% | 13% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Dianne Feinstein (D) |
Steve Poizner (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | November 10-13, 2011 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 54% | 35% | 11% |
| Public Policy Polling | January 28-30, 2011 | 892 | ± 3.3% | 52% | 34% | 14% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Dianne Feinstein (D) |
Orly Taitz (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | November 10-13, 2011 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 56% | 29% | 15% |
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! Poll source
! style="width:150px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=100px| Dianne
Feinstein (D)
! width=100px| Devin
Nunes (R)
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| November 10-13, 2011
| align=center| 500
| align=center| ± 4.4%
| align=center| 55%
| align=center| 31%
| align=center| 11%
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:130px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=100px| Dianne
Feinstein (D)
! width=130px| Arnold
Schwarzenegger (R)
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| January 28-30, 2011
| align=center| 892
| align=center| ± 3.3%
| align=center| 59%
| align=center| 25%
| align=center| 17%
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:130px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Dianne
Feinstein (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Meg
Whitman (R)
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| January 28-30, 2011
| align=center| 892
| align=center| ± 3.3%
| align=center| 55%
| align=center| 35%
| align=center| 10%
|}
See also
- United States Senate elections, 2012United States Senate elections, 2012Elections to the United States Senate are to be held on November 6, 2012, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections whose winners will serve six-year terms from January 3, 2013 until January 3, 2019. Additionally, special elections may be held to fill vacancies...
- United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2012United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2012The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the 53 U.S. Representatives from the state, one from each of the state's 53 congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state...
External links
- Elections at Secretary of State of California
- U.S. Congress candidates for California at Project Vote SmartProject Vote SmartProject Vote Smart is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States...
Official campaign sites