2008 California State Assembly election
2008 California State Assembly election
Results by gains and holds
Results by winning party vote share Results: Democratic gain Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold Vote share: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% 50–60% 60–70% >90%
The 2008 California State Assembly elections were held on November 4, 2008. Voters in all 80 of California 's State Assembly districts voted for their representative. Other elections were also held on November 4. Only five seats changed parties: one to the Republican Party and four to the Democratic Party , which maintained a majority with 51 seats.
Of the 80 State Assembly districts, only about nine were considered truly competitive by political analysts.[ 1]
Overview
California State Assembly elections, 2008[ 2]
Party
Votes
Percentage
Seats
+/–
Democratic
6,905,219
57.80%
51
+3
Republican
4,830,252
40.43%
29
–3
Libertarian
171,324
1.43%
0
0
Peace and Freedom
33,212
0.28%
0
0
Green
6,505
0.05%
0
0
Independent
27
0.00%
0
0
Valid votes
11,946,539
86.93%
—
—
Invalid or blank votes
1,796,638
13.07%
—
—
Totals
13,743,177
100.00%
80
—
Voter turnout
79.42%
↓
51
29
Democratic
Republican
Results
Below are the final official results as reported by the Secretary of State .[ 2] [ 3]
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
District 53
District 54
District 55
District 56
District 57
District 58
District 59
District 60
District 61
District 62
District 63
District 64
District 65
District 66
District 67
District 68
District 69
District 70
District 71
District 72
District 73
District 74
District 75
District 76
District 77
District 78
District 79
District 80
References
^ Dayen, David (August 14, 2008). "The Calitics Target Book - The Drive For 2/3" . Calitics. Archived from the original on November 27, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2009 .
^ a b "Statement of Vote: November 4, 2008, General Election" (PDF) . Secretary of State of California . December 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2009 .
^ "October 20, 2008 Report of Registration: Registration by Assembly District" (PDF) . Secretary of State of California . October 31, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2009 .
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