By the Numbers: California’s November 2012 Election
18,245,970 -- Californians registered to vote in the November 6 presidential election
24,491 -- Precincts throughout the state’s 58 counties
154 -- Legislative and congressional seats up for election: 20 State Senate, 80 State Assembly, 1 U.S. Senate, 53 U.S. House of Representatives (Note: There is also a special primary election in the 4th Senate District, a seat that is scheduled for a regular election in 2014 but was vacated in September 2012.)
320 -- Certified federal and state candidates on the ballot
9.1 million -- Vote-by-mail ballots issued (as reported by county elections officials)
7 -- Qualified political parties in California
3,820,545 -- Voters registered with no political party preference (20.9% of registered voters)
7,966,422 -- Voters registered with Democratic Party preference (43.7% of registered voters)
5,356,608 -- Voters registered with Republican Party preference (29.4% of registered voters)
117 -- Statewide initiatives approved by voters in the 100 years since direct democracy was established in California
88.4% -- Highest turnout percentage of registered voters in a presidential election (in 1964)
65.5% -- Lowest turnout percentage of registered voters in a presidential election (in 1996)
28 -- Days county elections officials have to complete vote-tallying and auditing
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