 On November 2, 2010, Peraica lost his bid for reelection to Democrat Jeffery Tobolski garnering 42.3 of the vote to Tobolski's 50.6%.On December 4, 2012 Peraica was found guilty of criminal damage to property for defacing the former rival's campaign signs prior to the 2010 election, and he was sentenced to four months of court supervision.Peraica, his wife Nilofar Peraica, and their children Marko and Anisa live in Riverside.