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November 4, 2008 Election

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Statewide Results as of Nov 26 1:08pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (25423/25423)
77.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (13,412,761/17,304,091)

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  • President

    President/Vice President of the United StatesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    US Legislature

    United States Representative; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mike Thompson, Democratic
      181,766 votes 68.4%
    • Zane Starkewolf, Republican
      61,833 votes 23.2%
    • Carol Wolman, Green
      22,430 votes 8.4%
    • Pamela Elizondo (Write-in)

    United States Representative; District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dan Lungren, Republican
      153,695 votes 49.5%
    • William Durston, Democratic
      136,767 votes 44.0%
    • Dina Padilla, Peace and Freedom
      13,243 votes 4.3%
    • Douglas Tuma, Libertarian
      7,147 votes 2.2%

    United States Representative; District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tom McClintock, Republican
      184,543 votes 50.3%
    • Charlie Brown, Democratic
      182,967 votes 49.7%

    United States Representative; District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Doris Matsui, Democratic
      164,242 votes 74.4%
    • Paul Smith, Republican
      46,002 votes 20.8%
    • Linda Roberts, Peace and Freedom
      10,731 votes 4.8%
    • David B. Lynch (Write-in)

    United States Representative; District 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lynn Woolsey, Democratic
      210,363 votes 71.8%
    • Michael Halliwell, Republican
      70,541 votes 24.0%
    • Joel Smolen, Libertarian
      12,394 votes 4.2%

    United States Representative; District 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • George Miller, Democratic
      165,849 votes 72.8%
    • Roger Petersen, Republican
      50,164 votes 22.0%
    • William Callison, Peace and Freedom
      6,342 votes 2.7%
    • Camden McConnell, Libertarian
      5,747 votes 2.5%

    United States Representative; District 8Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Nancy Pelosi, Democratic
      199,030 votes 71.9%
    • Cindy Sheehan, Independent
      44,804 votes 16.2%
    • Dana Walsh, Republican
      26,960 votes 9.7%
    • Philip Berg, Libertarian
      6,272 votes 2.2%
    • Lea Sherman (Write-in)
    • Michelle Wong Clay (Write-in)

    United States Representative; District 9Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Barbara Lee, Democratic
      238,915 votes 86.1%
    • Charles Hargrave, Republican
      26,917 votes 9.7%
    • James Eyer, Libertarian
      11,704 votes 4.2%
    • Christopher Kula (Write-in)
    • David Heller (Write-in)

    United States Representative; District 10Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ellen Tauscher, Democratic
      188,114 votes 65.1%
    • Nicholas Gerber, Republican
      90,230 votes 31.3%
    • Eugene Ruyle, Peace and Freedom
      10,685 votes 3.6%

    United States Representative; District 11Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 12Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 13Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 14Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 15Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mike Honda, Democratic
      170,476 votes 71.7%
    • Joyce Cordi, Republican
      55,369 votes 23.3%
    • Peter Myers, Green
      12,083 votes 5.0%

    United States Representative; District 16Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 17Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 18Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dennis Cardoza, Democratic
      130,114 votes 100.0%

    United States Representative; District 19Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • George Radanovich, Republican
      173,981 votes 100.0%
    • Phil Rockey (Write-in)
    • Peter Leinau (Write-in)

    United States Representative; District 20Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jim Costa, Democratic
      92,977 votes 74.4%
    • Jim Lopez, Republican
      32,110 votes 25.6%

    United States Representative; District 21Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Devin Nunes, Republican
      125,375 votes 68.0%
    • Larry Johnson, Democratic
      59,013 votes 32.0%

    United States Representative; District 22Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kevin McCarthy, Republican
      224,254 votes 100.0%

    United States Representative; District 23Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lois Capps, Democratic
      168,665 votes 68.0%
    • Matt Kokkonen, Republican
      79,589 votes 32.0%

    United States Representative; District 24Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Elton Gallegly, Republican
      170,706 votes 58.4%
    • Marta Jorgensen, Democratic
      121,703 votes 41.6%

    United States Representative; District 25Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Howard McKeon, Republican
      142,032 votes 57.8%
    • Jacquese Conaway, Democratic
      103,906 votes 42.2%

    United States Representative; District 26Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • David Dreier, Republican
      139,498 votes 52.7%
    • Russell Warner, Democratic
      107,202 votes 40.5%
    • Ted Brown, Libertarian
      18,282 votes 6.8%

    United States Representative; District 27Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Brad Sherman, Democratic
      143,842 votes 68.6%
    • Navraj Singh, Republican
      52,196 votes 24.8%
    • Tim Denton, Libertarian
      13,902 votes 6.6%

    United States Representative; District 28Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Howard Berman, Democratic
      135,471 votes 100.0%
    • Michael J. Koch (Write-in)

    United States Representative; District 29Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Adam Schiff, Democratic
      144,224 votes 69.0%
    • Charles Hahn, Republican
      55,884 votes 26.7%
    • Alan Pyeatt, Libertarian
      9,019 votes 4.3%

    United States Representative; District 30Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Henry Waxman, Democratic
      239,111 votes 100.0%

    United States Representative; District 31Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Xavier Becerra, Democratic
      109,194 votes 100.0%

    United States Representative; District 32Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Hilda Solis, Democratic
      128,344 votes 100.0%
    • Innocent O. Osunwa (Write-in)

    United States Representative; District 33Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Diane Watson, Democratic
      183,585 votes 87.6%
    • David Crowley, II, Republican
      26,058 votes 12.4%

    United States Representative; District 34Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lucille Roybal-Allard, Democratic
      96,701 votes 77.1%
    • Christopher Balding, Republican
      28,750 votes 22.9%

    United States Representative; District 35Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Maxine Waters, Democratic
      147,373 votes 82.6%
    • Ted Hayes, Republican
      23,789 votes 13.3%
    • Herb Peters, Libertarian
      7,459 votes 4.1%

    United States Representative; District 36Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jane Harman, Democratic
      169,608 votes 68.7%
    • Brian Gibson, Republican
      77,566 votes 31.3%

    United States Representative; District 37Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Laura Richardson, Democratic
      128,175 votes 75.5%
    • Nicholas Dibs, Independent
      41,798 votes 24.5%
    • June Viena Pouesi (Write-in)
    • Peter Mathews (Write-in)
    • Lee Davis (Write-in)

    United States Representative; District 38Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Grace Napolitano, Democratic
      127,917 votes 81.8%
    • Christopher Agrella, Libertarian
      28,612 votes 18.2%

    United States Representative; District 39Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Linda Sanchez, Democratic
      123,313 votes 69.7%
    • Diane Lenning, Republican
      53,793 votes 30.3%

    United States Representative; District 40Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ed Royce, Republican
      144,714 votes 62.6%
    • Christina Avalos, Democratic
      86,539 votes 37.4%

    United States Representative; District 41Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jerry Lewis, Republican
      158,101 votes 61.8%
    • Tim Prince, Democratic
      97,751 votes 38.2%

    United States Representative; District 42Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gary Miller, Republican
      158,009 votes 60.2%
    • Edwin "Ed" Chau, Democratic
      104,516 votes 39.8%

    United States Representative; District 43Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Joe Baca, Democratic
      108,259 votes 69.2%
    • John Roberts, Republican
      48,312 votes 30.8%

    United States Representative; District 44Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ken Calvert, Republican
      125,269 votes 51.8%
    • Bill Hedrick, Democratic
      116,931 votes 48.2%

    United States Representative; District 45Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mary Mack, Republican
      146,695 votes 58.8%
    • Julie Bornstein, Democratic
      102,956 votes 41.2%

    United States Representative; District 46Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 47Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Loretta Sanchez, Democratic
      85,706 votes 69.5%
    • Rosemarie Avila, Republican
      31,397 votes 25.5%
    • Robert Lauten, American Independent
      6,265 votes 5.0%

    United States Representative; District 48Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John Campbell, Republican
      171,431 votes 55.7%
    • Steve Young, Democratic
      125,351 votes 40.6%
    • Don Patterson, Libertarian
      11,475 votes 3.7%

    United States Representative; District 49Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 50Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Brian Bilbray, Republican
      157,206 votes 50.3%
    • Nick Leibham, Democratic
      141,320 votes 45.2%
    • Wayne Dunlap, Libertarian
      14,325 votes 4.5%

    United States Representative; District 51Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bob Filner, Democratic
      140,868 votes 72.6%
    • David Joy, Republican
      47,305 votes 24.4%
    • Dan Litwin, Libertarian
      5,906 votes 3.0%

    United States Representative; District 52Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Duncan Hunter, Republican
      160,460 votes 56.4%
    • Mike Lumpkin, Democratic
      110,862 votes 39.0%
    • Michael Benoit, Libertarian
      13,301 votes 4.6%
    • Joe Ryan, Independent (Write-In)

    United States Representative; District 53Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Susan Davis, Democratic
      160,877 votes 68.5%
    • Michael Crimmins, Republican
      64,502 votes 27.5%
    • Edward Teyssier, Libertarian
      9,543 votes 4.0%

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dave Cox, Republican
      265,356 votes 62.3%
    • Anselmo Chavez, Democratic
      160,845 votes 37.7%

    State Senator; District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senator; District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lois Wolk, Democratic
      205,567 votes 64.6%
    • Greg Aghazarian, Republican
      113,076 votes 35.4%

    State Senator; District 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mark DeSaulnier, Democratic
      249,399 votes 66.5%
    • Christian Amsberry, Republican
      126,030 votes 33.5%

    State Senator; District 9Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Loni Hancock, Democratic
      271,361 votes 77.3%
    • Claudia Bermudez, Republican
      53,197 votes 15.1%
    • Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
      26,887 votes 7.6%

    State Senator; District 11Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senator; District 13Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senator; District 15Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senator; District 17Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • George Runner, Republican
      180,201 votes 55.0%
    • Bruce McFarland, Democratic
      147,705 votes 45.0%

    State Senator; District 19Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tony Strickland, Republican
      203,847 votes 50.2%
    • Hannah-Beth Jackson, Democratic
      202,631 votes 49.8%
    • Peter Winfield Diederich (Write-in)

    State Senator; District 21Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Carol Liu, Democratic
      202,011 votes 67.0%
    • Teddy Choi, Republican
      76,483 votes 25.3%
    • Steve Myers, Libertarian
      23,418 votes 7.7%

    State Senator; District 23Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senator; District 25Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Roderick Wright, Democratic
      175,857 votes 71.9%
    • Lydia Gutierrez, Republican
      69,014 votes 28.1%

    State Senator; District 27Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Alan Lowenthal, Democratic
      168,057 votes 67.3%
    • Allen Wood, Republican
      81,857 votes 32.7%

    State Senator; District 29Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robert Huff, Republican
      176,934 votes 54.5%
    • Joseph Lyons, Democratic
      126,370 votes 38.9%
    • Jill Stone, Libertarian
      21,769 votes 6.6%

    State Senator; District 31Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robert Dutton, Republican
      183,421 votes 59.1%
    • Ameenah Fuller, Democratic
      127,036 votes 40.9%
    • Denise M. Sternberg (Write-in)

    State Senator; District 33Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senator; District 35Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tom Harman, Republican
      221,829 votes 58.6%
    • Ginny Mayer, Democratic
      156,945 votes 41.4%

    State Senator; District 37Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John Benoit, Republican
      181,476 votes 55.4%
    • Arthur Guerrero, Democratic
      146,339 votes 44.6%

    State Senator; District 39Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Wesley Chesbro, Democratic
      118,623 votes 70.9%
    • Jim Pell, Republican
      48,755 votes 29.1%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jim Nielsen, Republican
      105,140 votes 65.4%
    • Paul Singh, Democratic
      55,772 votes 34.6%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dan Logue, Republican
      98,714 votes 55.9%
    • Michael Harrington, Democratic
      78,122 votes 44.1%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ted Gaines, Republican
      166,582 votes 100.0%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Roger Niello, Republican
      101,888 votes 54.3%
    • Danial Leahy, Democratic
      71,733 votes 38.1%
    • Karen Martinez, Peace and Freedom
      14,295 votes 7.6%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jared Huffman, Democratic
      137,873 votes 69.8%
    • Paul Lavery, Republican
      47,102 votes 23.8%
    • Timothy Hannan, Libertarian
      12,799 votes 6.4%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Noreen Evans, Democratic
      119,070 votes 71.8%
    • Doris Gentry, Republican
      46,778 votes 28.2%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 8Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mariko Yamada, Democratic
      110,916 votes 66.1%
    • Manuel Cosme, Republican
      56,969 votes 33.9%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 9Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dave Jones, Democratic
      92,038 votes 72.9%
    • Mali Currington, Republican
      26,622 votes 21.0%
    • Gerald Frink, Peace and Freedom
      7,744 votes 6.1%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 10Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Alyson Huber, Democratic
      88,219 votes 46.7%
    • Jack Sieglock, Republican
      87,714 votes 46.4%
    • Janice Bonser, Libertarian
      13,089 votes 6.9%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 11Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tom Torlakson, Democratic
      114,088 votes 73.6%
    • Elizabeth Hansen, Republican
      41,018 votes 26.4%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 12Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Fiona Ma, Democratic
      128,989 votes 83.3%
    • Conchita Applegate, Republican
      25,951 votes 16.7%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 13Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 14Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 15Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 16Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Sandré Swanson, Democratic
      136,066 votes 87.9%
    • James Faison, Republican
      18,816 votes 12.1%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 17Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Cathleen Galgiani, Democratic
      77,525 votes 66.3%
    • Jack Mobley, Republican
      39,480 votes 33.7%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 18Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 19Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gerald Hill, Democratic
      124,095 votes 73.1%
    • Catherine Brinkman, Republican
      39,092 votes 22.9%
    • Brian Perry, Libertarian
      6,801 votes 4.0%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 20Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 21Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ira Ruskin, Democratic
      133,736 votes 71.0%
    • Annalisa Temple, Republican
      54,799 votes 29.0%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 22Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Paul Fong, Democratic
      108,975 votes 76.2%
    • Brent Oya, Republican
      34,159 votes 23.8%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 23Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Joe Coto, Democratic
      81,139 votes 76.6%
    • Mark Patrosso, Republican
      24,789 votes 23.4%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 24Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jim Beall, Jr., Democratic
      110,452 votes 66.1%
    • Doug McNea, Republican
      56,686 votes 33.9%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 25Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tom Berryhill, Republican
      98,927 votes 59.8%
    • Taylor White, Democratic
      66,757 votes 40.2%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 26Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bill Berryhill, Republican
      70,620 votes 51.8%
    • John Eisenhut, Democratic
      65,940 votes 48.2%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 27Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 28Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 29Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mike Villines, Republican
      108,546 votes 66.2%
    • Humberto Avila, Democratic
      55,564 votes 33.8%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 30Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Danny Gilmore, Republican
      42,846 votes 50.6%
    • Fran Florez, Democratic
      41,958 votes 49.4%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 31Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Juan Arambula, Democratic
      63,529 votes 69.6%
    • Clifford Archer, Republican
      27,778 votes 30.4%
    • Christopher Alexander McCowan (Write-in)

    Member of the State Assembly; District 32Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jean Fuller, Republican
      120,628 votes 69.2%
    • Virginia Martinez, Democratic
      53,789 votes 30.8%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 33Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Sam Blakeslee, Republican
      114,310 votes 63.9%
    • Robert Cuthbert, Democratic
      64,729 votes 36.1%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 34Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Connie Conway, Republican
      62,454 votes 63.2%
    • Desmond Farrelly, Democratic
      36,434 votes 36.8%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 35Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Pedro Nava, Democratic
      116,900 votes 67.1%
    • Gregory Gandrud, Republican
      57,384 votes 32.9%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 36Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Steve Knight, Republican
      78,615 votes 51.7%
    • Linda Jones, Democratic
      73,546 votes 48.3%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 37Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Audra Strickland, Republican
      99,837 votes 52.3%
    • Ferial Masry, Democratic
      91,252 votes 47.7%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 38Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Cameron Smyth, Republican
      102,066 votes 55.1%
    • Carole Lutness, Democratic
      83,470 votes 44.9%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 39Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Felipe Fuentes, Democratic
      58,560 votes 73.7%
    • Grady Martine, Republican
      14,489 votes 18.3%
    • John Lindblad, Green
      6,414 votes 8.0%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 40Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 41Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Julia Brownley, Democratic
      115,677 votes 66.1%
    • Mark Bernsley, Republican
      59,445 votes 33.9%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 42Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mike Feuer, Democratic
      140,247 votes 76.1%
    • Steven Sion, Republican
      44,048 votes 23.9%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 43Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Paul Krekorian, Democratic
      90,545 votes 67.9%
    • Jane Barnett, Republican
      42,910 votes 32.1%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 44Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Anthony Portantino, Democratic
      101,627 votes 63.8%
    • Brian Fuller, Republican
      48,587 votes 30.4%
    • Thomas Logan, Libertarian
      9,264 votes 5.8%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 45Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kevin De Leon, Democratic
      69,705 votes 82.1%
    • Phillip Alexander, Republican
      15,221 votes 17.9%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 46Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John Perez, Democratic
      50,681 votes 85.0%
    • Manuel Aldana, Jr., Republican
      8,996 votes 15.0%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 47Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Karen Bass, Democratic
      131,913 votes 85.1%
    • Lady Cage-Barile, Republican
      23,178 votes 14.9%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 48Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mike Davis, Democratic
      73,621 votes 87.2%
    • Lucilla Esguerra, Peace and Freedom
      10,867 votes 12.8%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 49Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mike Eng, Democratic
      61,643 votes 67.2%
    • Esthela Torres Siegrist, Republican
      30,105 votes 32.8%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 50Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Hector De La Torre, Democratic
      73,698 votes 100.0%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 51Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Curren Price, Jr., Democratic
      93,603 votes 76.7%
    • Reece Pollack, Republican
      23,119 votes 18.9%
    • Carl Swinney, Libertarian
      5,394 votes 4.4%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 52Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Isadore Hall, Democratic
      71,338 votes 86.2%
    • Gwen Patrick, Republican
      11,454 votes 13.8%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 53Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 54Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 55Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Warren Furutani, Democratic
      83,066 votes 71.7%
    • Edwin Williams, Republican
      32,845 votes 28.3%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 56Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tony Mendoza, Democratic
      77,529 votes 65.1%
    • Roger Garrett, Republican
      41,633 votes 34.9%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 57Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ed Hernandez, Democratic
      70,924 votes 66.3%
    • Victor Saldana, Republican
      36,060 votes 33.7%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 58Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Charles Calderon, Democratic
      83,812 votes 70.3%
    • Carlos Getino, Republican
      35,422 votes 29.7%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 59Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Anthony Adams, Republican
      90,880 votes 51.1%
    • Donald Williamson, Democratic
      72,582 votes 40.7%
    • Maureen Keedy, Libertarian
      14,633 votes 8.2%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 60Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 61Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Norma Torres, Democratic
      60,496 votes 60.5%
    • Wendy Maier, Republican
      33,151 votes 33.1%
    • Michael Mendez, Libertarian
      6,457 votes 6.4%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 62Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Wilmer Carter, Democratic
      78,003 votes 100.0%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 63Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bill Emmerson, Republican
      90,180 votes 54.4%
    • Mark Westwood, Democratic
      75,663 votes 45.6%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 64Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 65Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Paul Cook, Republican
      90,375 votes 53.8%
    • Carl Wood, Democratic
      77,723 votes 46.2%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 66Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 67Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jim Silva, Republican
      108,319 votes 62.4%
    • Steve Blount, Democratic
      65,496 votes 37.6%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 68Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 69Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jose Solorio, Democratic
      50,747 votes 71.1%
    • Cameron Mangels, Republican
      20,699 votes 28.9%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 70Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 71Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jeff Miller, Republican
      146,672 votes 100.0%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 72Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Michael Duvall, Republican
      78,955 votes 54.9%
    • John MacMurray, Democratic
      65,057 votes 45.1%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 73Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 74Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Martin Garrick, Republican
      90,218 votes 50.6%
    • Brett Maxfield, Democratic
      71,946 votes 40.4%
    • Paul King, Libertarian
      16,136 votes 9.0%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 75Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 76Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lori Saldaña, Democratic
      113,512 votes 64.3%
    • Ralph Denney, Republican
      55,017 votes 31.1%
    • Daniel Baehr, Libertarian
      8,194 votes 4.6%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 77Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Joel Anderson, Republican
      92,480 votes 55.5%
    • Raymond Lutz, Democratic
      64,809 votes 38.9%
    • Richard Belitz, Libertarian
      9,490 votes 5.6%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 78Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 79Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mary Salas, Democratic
      73,880 votes 69.5%
    • Derrick Roach, Republican
      32,446 votes 30.5%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 80Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Manuel Perez, Democratic
      60,307 votes 51.6%
    • Gary Jeandron, Republican
      56,569 votes 48.4%

    State Propositions

    Proposition 1A Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train
    Pass: 6,512,189 / 52.5% Yes votes ...... 5,887,181 / 47.5% No votes
    To provide Californians a safe, convenient, affordable, and reliable alternative to driving and high gas prices; to provide good-paying jobs and improve California's economy while reducing air pollution, global warming greenhouse gases, and our dependence on foreign oil, shall $9.95 billion in bonds be issued to establish a clean, efficient high-speed train service linking Southern California, the Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley, and the San Francisco Bay Area, with at least 90 percent of bond funds spent for specific projects, with federal and private matching funds required, all bond funds subject to an independent audit?

    Proposition 2 Standards for Confining Farm Animals
    Pass: 8,009,556 / 63.4% Yes votes ...... 4,622,352 / 36.6% No votes
    Shall certain farm animals be allowed, for the majority of every day, to fully extend their limbs or wings, lie down, stand up and turn around?

    Proposition 3 Children's Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program
    Pass: 6,805,649 / 55.1% Yes votes ...... 5,536,987 / 44.9% No votes
    Shall $980,000,000 in general obligation bonds be authorized for construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and equipping of eligible children's hospitals?

    Proposition 4 Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy
    Fail: 6,071,863 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 6,570,777 / 52.0% No votes
    Shall the California Constitution be changed to prohibit abortion for an unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor's parent, legal guardian, or, in limited cases, substitute adult relative?

    Proposition 5 Nonviolent Drug Offenses, Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation
    Fail: 5,015,080 / 40.4% Yes votes ...... 7,407,454 / 59.6% No votes
    Shall $460,000,000 be allocated annually to improve and expand treatment programs?

    Proposition 6 Police and Law Enforcement Funding. Criminal Penalties and Laws
    Fail: 3,728,495 / 30.8% Yes votes ...... 8,365,052 / 69.2% No votes
    Shall of minimum of $965,000,000 of state funding be required each year for police and local law enforcement?

    Proposition 7 Renewable Energy Generation
    Fail: 4,376,814 / 35.4% Yes votes ...... 7,984,617 / 64.6% No votes
    Shall government-owned utilities be required to generate 20% of their electricity from renewable energy by 2010, a standard currently applicable to private electrical corporations? Shall all utilities be required to generate 40% by 2020 and 50% by 2025?

    Proposition 8 Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry
    Pass: 6,838,107 / 52.3% Yes votes ...... 6,246,463 / 47.7% No votes
    Shall the California Constitution be changed to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry providing that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California?

    Proposition 9 Criminal Justice System. Victims' Rights. Parole
    Pass: 6,518,511 / 53.8% Yes votes ...... 5,602,596 / 46.2% No votes
    Shall notification to victim and opportunity for input during phases of criminal justice process, including bail, pleas, sentencing and parole be required? Shall victim safety be a consideration for bail or parole?

    Proposition 10 Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy. Bonds
    Fail: 4,966,867 / 40.5% Yes votes ...... 7,303,418 / 59.5% No votes
    Shall $5 billion in bonds paid from state's General Fund be authorized to help consumers and others purchase certain vehicles, and to help research in renewable energy and alternative fuel vehicles?

    Proposition 11 Redistricting
    Pass: 5,957,057 / 50.8% Yes votes ...... 5,759,932 / 49.2% No votes
    Shall the authority for establishing state office boundaries be changed from elected representatives to a commission comprised of Democrats, Republicans, and representatives of neither party selected from the registered voter pool in a multilevel process?

    Proposition 12 Veteran's Bond Act of 2008
    Pass: 7,618,136 / 63.5% Yes votes ...... 4,385,715 / 36.5% No votes
    Shall a nine hundred million dollar ($900,000,000) bond be issued to provide farm and home aid for California veterans?

    The order of the contests and candidates on this ballot representation is NOT necessarily the same as your county's official ballot.
    If you print and mark your choices on this page and take it to the polls instead of an official sample ballot, be very careful.


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