2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on November 4, 2008, to determine who would represent California various congressional districts in the United States House of Representatives. In the 111th Congress, California has 53 seats in the House, apportioned accordingly after the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected to two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 3, 2009, to January 3, 2011. The election coincides with the United States presidential election as well as other elections in California.
According to CQ Politics, the districts considered the most competitive were the 4th and 11th, with the 3rd, 8th, 26th, 46th and 50th as less than safe as well.[1] However, the partisan balance of the state's congressional delegation did not change, despite the strong Democratic dominance during the broader elections.
Overview
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Democratic | 7,380,825 | 59.90% | 34 | 0 | |
Republican | 4,515,925 | 36.65% | 19 | 0 | |
Libertarian | 220,118 | 1.79% | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 90,340 | 0.73% | 0 | 0 | |
Green | 60,926 | 0.49% | 0 | 0 | |
Peace and Freedom | 47,659 | 0.39% | 0 | 0 | |
American Independent | 6,286 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 12,322,079 | 89.66% | — | — | |
Invalid or blank votes | 1,421,098 | 10.34% | — | — | |
Totals | 13,743,177 | 100.00% | 53 | — | |
Voter turnout | 79.42% |
Results
[edit]Below are the final official results as reported by the Secretary of State.[2][3]
District 1
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Mike Thompson (incumbent) | 197,812 | 68.10 | |
Republican | Zane Starkewolf | 67,853 | 23.36 | |
Green | Carol Wolman | 24,793 | 8.54 | |
Green | Pamela Elizondo (write-in) | 14 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 290,472 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 75.99 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 2
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wally Herger (incumbent) | 163,459 | 57.89 | |
California Democratic Party | Jeffrey Morris | 118,878 | 42.11 | |
Total votes | 282,337 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 76.98 | |||
Republican hold |
District 3
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Lungren (incumbent) | 155,424 | 49.49 | |
California Democratic Party | Bill Durston | 137,971 | 43.93 | |
Peace and Freedom | Dina Padilla | 13,378 | 4.26 | |
Libertarian | Douglas Tuma | 7,273 | 2.32 | |
Total votes | 314,046 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 76.21 | |||
Republican hold |
District 4
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- California’s 4th District (New Rating: No Clear Favorite. Previous Rating: Leans Republican) from CQ Politics
- Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
On December 2, 2008, Republican Tom McClintock declared victory over Democrat Charlie Brown in the race in the 4th congressional district. Brown conceded his defeat the next day. The race had been so close that it took four weeks of counting all mailed and provisional ballots before McClintock could be assured of victory.
CQ Politics had forecast the race in this traditionally Republican district as 'No Clear Favorite'.[4] Two polls sponsored by Brown showed Brown in the lead; two polls sponsored by McClintock showed McClintock in the lead.[5]
Pollster | Dates | Respondents | McClintock | Brown | Other | Undecided |
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Val Smith (R-McClintock) | 10/21-22/08 | 400 likely voters | 49% | 40% | - | - |
Val Smith (R-McClintock) | 9/22-24/08 | 400 likely voters | 47% | 39% | - | - |
Benenson Strategy (D-Brown) | 8/21-24/08 | 500 likely voters | 41% | 43% | - | 15% |
Benenson Strategy (D-Brown) | 5/14-15/08 | 400 likely voters | 40% | 42% | - | 18% |
Charlie Brown is a retired Air Force officer who first ran for this seat in 2006, losing to incumbent John Doolittle by three percent of the vote. Brown announced in February 2007 that he would run again in 2008. Doolittle's prospects for reelection suffered because of a federal investigation into his alleged ties to Jack Abramoff. In April 2007, the FBI raided Doolittle's Virginia home. Doolittle denies all wrongdoing, and has not been charged with any crime. On January 10, 2008, Doolittle announced that he would finish his term but not run for re-election.[6]
On March 4, 2008, State Senator Tom McClintock of Thousand Oaks officially launched his campaign for this district at the Placer County Courthouse in Auburn. McClintock received immediate endorsements from local and state Republicans, including State Senator Sam Aanasted, State Assemblyman Ted Gaines, State Assemblyman Rick Keene, Auburn City Councilman Kevin Hanley, Yuba County Supervisor Dan Logue, and Nevada County Supervisor Sue Horne. [7]
Brown was endorsed by Senator Max Cleland, former General Wesley Clark, former Republican Congressman Pete McCloskey, Senator Jim Webb of Virginia, and many veterans' groups including the Veterans' Alliance for Security and Democracy and VoteVets.org.[8]
In the primary election on June 3, 2008, Tom McClintock won the Republican primary with 54% of the vote ahead of Doug Ose, Suzanne Jones, and Theodore Terbolizard, in that order.[9] Other Republican candidates had withdrawn from the race and thus did not appear on the ballot, including Rico Oller, Eric Egland, and Auburn City Councilman Mike Holmes.[10]
Charlie Brown won the Democratic primary with 88% of the vote, ahead of John "Wolf" Wolfgram,[9] who had little financial support.[11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom McClintock | 185,790 | 50.24 | |
California Democratic Party | Charles Brown | 183,990 | 49.76 | |
Total votes | 369,780 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 82.07 | |||
Republican hold |
District 5
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Doris Matsui (incumbent) | 164,242 | 74.27 | |
Republican | Paul Smith | 46,002 | 20.80 | |
Peace and Freedom | Linda Roberts | 10,731 | 4.85 | |
Independent | David Lynch (write-in) | 180 | 0.08 | |
Total votes | 221,155 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 70.93 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 6
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 229,672 | 71.69 | |
Republican | Mike Halliwell | 77,073 | 24.06 | |
Libertarian | Joel Smolen | 13,617 | 4.25 | |
Total votes | 320,362 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 87.80 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 7
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | George Miller (incumbent) | 170,962 | 72.82 | |
Republican | Roger Petersen | 51,166 | 21.79 | |
Peace and Freedom | William Callison | 6,695 | 2.85 | |
Libertarian | Camden McConnell | 5,950 | 2.53 | |
Total votes | 234,773 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 79.02 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 8
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The eighth congressional district has been represented by Democrat Nancy Pelosi since 1993, when the area was redistricted from the 5th congressional district. Pelosi, who is Speaker of the House, is considered safe for re-election, but Iraq War activist Cindy Sheehan announced that she would consider running against Pelosi if Pelosi did not put in an article of impeachment against President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.[12] She qualified for the ballot as an independent candidate and was endorsed by the Peace and Freedom Party.[13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) | 204,996 | 71.87 | |
Independent | Cindy Sheehan | 46,118 | 16.17 | |
Republican | Dana Walsh | 27,614 | 9.68 | |
Libertarian | Philip Berg | 6,504 | 2.28 | |
Independent | Lea Sherman (write-in) | 11 | 0.00 | |
Independent | Michelle Clay (write-in) | 4 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 285,247 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 73.15 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 9
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Barbara Lee (incumbent) | 238,915 | 86.06 | |
Republican | Charles Hargrave | 26,917 | 9.70 | |
Libertarian | James Eyer | 11,704 | 4.22 | |
Green | David Heller (write-in) | 37 | 0.01 | |
Republican | Christopher Kula (write-in) | 27 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 277,600 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 72.10 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 10
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Ellen Tauscher (incumbent) | 192,226 | 65.12 | |
Republican | Nicholas Gerber | 91,877 | 31.13 | |
Peace and Freedom | Eugene Ruyle | 11,062 | 3.75 | |
Total votes | 295,165 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 79.75 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 11
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Jerry McNerney (incumbent) | 164,500 | 55.27 | |
Republican | Dean Andal | 133,104 | 44.72 | |
American Independent | David Christensen (write-in) | 12 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 297,616 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 78.53 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 12
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California's 12th congressional district is represented by Democrat Jackie Speier. She won a special election months before the general election to replace Tom Lantos, who represented the district from 1981 until his death due to esophageal cancer at the age of 80 in 2008. Lantos had announced that he would not seek re-election due to his declining health. This overwhelmingly Democratic district comprises mainly northern San Mateo County and the Sunset area of San Francisco.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Jackie Speier (incumbent) | 200,442 | 75.11 | |
Republican | Greg Conlon | 49,258 | 18.46 | |
Peace and Freedom | Nathalie Hrizi | 5,793 | 2.17 | |
Green | Barry Hermanson | 5,776 | 2.16 | |
Libertarian | Kevin Peterson | 5,584 | 2.09 | |
Total votes | 266,853 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 72.73 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 13
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California's 13th congressional district has been represented by Democrat Pete Stark since 1973. Often regarded as the most liberal member of Congress (and its only atheist), Stark ran for re-election and was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.[14] His overwhelmingly Democratic district is centered in the East Bay and includes Hayward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 166,829 | 76.43 | |
Republican | Raymond Chui | 51,447 | 23.57 | |
Total votes | 218,276 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 70.72 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 14
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Anna Eshoo (incumbent) | 190,301 | 69.77 | |
Republican | Ronny Santana | 60,610 | 22.22 | |
Libertarian | Brian Holtz | 11,929 | 4.37 | |
Green | Carol Brouillet | 9,926 | 3.64 | |
Total votes | 272,766 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 78.46 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 15
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Mike Honda (incumbent) | 170,977 | 71.66 | |
Republican | Joyce Cordi | 55,489 | 23.26 | |
Green | Peter Myers | 12,123 | 5.08 | |
Total votes | 238,589 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 78.78 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 16
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) | 146,481 | 71.34 | |
Republican | Charel Winston | 49,399 | 24.06 | |
Libertarian | Steven Wells | 9,447 | 4.60 | |
Total votes | 205,327 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 75.75 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 17
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Sam Farr (incumbent) | 168,907 | 73.88 | |
Republican | Jeff Taylor | 59,037 | 25.82 | |
Independent | Peter Andresen (write-in) | 682 | 0.30 | |
Total votes | 228,626 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 79.72 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 18
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Dennis Cardoza (incumbent) | 130,192 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 130,192 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 48.61 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 19
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Radanovich (incumbent) | 179,245 | 98.43 | |
California Democratic Party | Peter Leinau (write-in) | 2,490 | 1.37 | |
Independent | Phil Rockey (write-in) | 366 | 0.20 | |
Total votes | 182,101 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 51.19 | |||
Republican hold |
District 20
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Jim Costa (incumbent) | 93,023 | 74.33 | |
Republican | Jim Lopez | 32,118 | 25.67 | |
Total votes | 125,141 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 60.55 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 21
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Devin Nunes (incumbent) | 143,498 | 68.39 | |
California Democratic Party | Larry Johnson | 66,317 | 31.61 | |
Total votes | 209,815 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 69.40 | |||
Republican hold |
District 22
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) | 224,549 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 224,549 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 61.56 | |||
Republican hold |
District 23
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Lois Capps (incumbent) | 171,403 | 68.07 | |
Republican | Matt Kokkonen | 80,385 | 31.93 | |
Total votes | 251,788 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 77.41 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 24
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California's 24th congressional district has been represented by Republican Elton Gallegly since 1987. Although he had claimed that his 2006 campaign would be his last, Gallegly has announced that he intends to seek another term in 2008. Republican State Senator Tom McClintock, who has name statewide recognition from his several statewide campaigns, would have considered the likely frontrunner were there an open seat but moved to an open seat in Northern California's 4th District in 2008. McClintock had been an intra-party rival to Gallegly, who had hoped to have a political ally nominated to succeed him. Bush won 55% here in 2004.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Elton Gallegly (incumbent) | 174,492 | 58.15 | |
California Democratic Party | Marta Jorgensen | 125,560 | 41.85 | |
Total votes | 300,052 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 77.30 | |||
Republican hold |
District 25
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Howard McKeon (incumbent) | 144,660 | 57.73 | |
California Democratic Party | Jackie Conaway | 105,929 | 42.27 | |
Total votes | 250,589 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 72.24 | |||
Republican hold |
District 26
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- Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
- Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
- Dreier (R-i) vs Warner (D) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David Dreier (incumbent) | 140,615 | 52.64 | |
California Democratic Party | Russ Warner | 108,039 | 40.44 | |
Libertarian | Ted Brown | 18,476 | 6.92 | |
Total votes | 267,130 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 72.22 | |||
Republican hold |
District 27
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 145,812 | 68.51 | |
Republican | Navraj Singh | 52,852 | 24.83 | |
Libertarian | Tim Denton | 14,171 | 6.66 | |
Total votes | 212,835 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 70.78 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 28
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Howard Berman (incumbent) | 137,471 | 99.89 | |
Independent | Michael Koch (write-in) | 150 | 0.11 | |
Total votes | 137,621 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 55.68 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 29
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 146,198 | 68.91 | |
Republican | Charles Hahn | 56,727 | 26.74 | |
Libertarian | Alan Pyeatt | 9,219 | 4.35 | |
Total votes | 212,144 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 68.57 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 30
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Henry Waxman (incumbent) | 242,792 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 242,792 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 58.37 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 31
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Xavier Becerra (incumbent) | 110,955 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 110,955 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 57.69 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 32
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Hilda Solis (incumbent) | 130,142 | 99.99 | |
Independent | Innocent Osunwa (write-in) | 8 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 130,150 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 53.65 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 33
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Diane Watson (incumbent) | 186,924 | 87.57 | |
Republican | David Crowley | 26,536 | 12.43 | |
Total votes | 213,460 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 70.19 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 34
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Lucille Roybal-Allard (incumbent) | 98,503 | 77.09 | |
Republican | Christopher Balding | 29,266 | 22.91 | |
Total votes | 127,769 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 63.68 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 35
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Maxine Waters (incumbent) | 150,778 | 82.58 | |
Republican | Ted Hayes | 24,169 | 13.24 | |
Libertarian | Herb Peters | 7,632 | 4.18 | |
Total votes | 182,579 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 69.73 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 36
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Jane Harman (incumbent) | 171,948 | 68.64 | |
Republican | Brian Gibson | 78,543 | 31.36 | |
Total votes | 250,491 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 74.36 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 37
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This district has been represented by Democrat Laura Richardson since winning a special election on August 21, 2007, that was called after Democrat Juanita Millender-McDonald died of cancer. The staunchly Democratic district includes Compton, some of south-central Los Angeles and much of Long Beach.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Laura Richardson (incumbent) | 131,342 | 74.94 | |
Independent | Nicholas Dibs | 42,774 | 24.41 | |
California Democratic Party | Peter Mathews (write-in) | 600 | 0.34 | |
Republican | June Pouesi (write-in) | 526 | 0.30 | |
California Democratic Party | Lee Davis (write-in) | 10 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 175,252 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 63.24 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 38
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California's 38th congressional district has been represented by Democrat Grace Napolitano since 1999. Napolitano's heavily Democratic east Los Angeles-based district is a largely Hispanic one that includes Montebello, Pico Rivera, La Puente, and part of Norwalk.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Grace Napolitano (incumbent) | 130,211 | 81.73 | |
Libertarian | Christopher Agrella | 29,113 | 18.27 | |
Total votes | 159,324 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 63.74 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 39
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Linda Sánchez (incumbent) | 125,289 | 69.67 | |
Republican | Diane Lenning | 54,533 | 30.33 | |
Total votes | 179,822 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 68.28 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 40
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ed Royce (incumbent) | 144,923 | 62.55 | |
California Democratic Party | Christina Avalos | 86,772 | 37.45 | |
Total votes | 231,695 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 67.40 | |||
Republican hold |
District 41
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California's 41st congressional district has been represented by Republican Jerry Lewis since 1979. Lewis served as the chair of the House Appropriations Committee when Republicans controlled the House. Lewis, who will be 74 in 2008, has come under investigation for connections to the Copeland Lowery lobbying firm. In spite of speculation that he would retire, Lewis announced he would seek reelection on August 31.[15] Bush won 62% here in 2004.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jerry Lewis (incumbent) | 159,486 | 61.65 | |
California Democratic Party | Tim Prince | 99,214 | 38.35 | |
Total votes | 258,700 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 71.43 | |||
Republican hold |
District 42
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California's 42nd congressional district is one of the most conservative districts in the state, and has been represented by Republican Gary Miller since 1999. Before the election, Miller suffered bad press, with four ex-aides accusing him of conflict-of-interest and using his position to profit from the sale of personal land holdings.[16]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gary Miller (incumbent) | 158,404 | 60.16 | |
California Democratic Party | Ed Chau | 104,909 | 39.84 | |
Total votes | 263,313 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 70.77 | |||
Republican hold |
District 43
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Joe Baca (incumbent) | 108,259 | 69.14 | |
Republican | John Roberts | 48,312 | 30.86 | |
Total votes | 156,571 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 63.37 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 44
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Calvert (incumbent) | 129,937 | 51.19 | |
California Democratic Party | Bill Hedrick | 123,890 | 48.81 | |
Total votes | 253,827 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 72.61 | |||
Republican hold |
District 45
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mary Bono Mack (incumbent) | 155,166 | 58.29 | |
California Democratic Party | Julie Bornstein | 111,026 | 41.71 | |
Total votes | 266,192 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 74.36 | |||
Republican hold |
District 46
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Republican Dana Rohrabacher's district (which includes the Southern Channel Islands, Palos Verdes Peninsula, and parts of Orange County) has been a Republican stronghold in recent years. Huntington Beach mayor Debbie Cook was the (Democratic) challenger.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent) | 149,818 | 52.52 | |
California Democratic Party | Debbie Cook | 122,891 | 43.08 | |
Green | Thomas Lash | 8,257 | 2.89 | |
Libertarian | Ernst Gasteiger | 4,311 | 1.51 | |
Total votes | 285,277 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 70.10 | |||
Republican hold |
District 47
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California's 47th congressional district was represented by Democrat Loretta Sanchez since 1997. Sanchez won 62% of the vote in a district that barely went to George W. Bush with around 50% to 49% in 2004, which could have resulted in an opening for Republicans, who had not recruited a strong candidate in years. This year, Republican Rosie Avila hoped to oust Sanchez. However, Sanchez's district is located in one of the more Democratic areas of Orange County, including Anaheim and Santa Ana, and Al Gore won this district in 2000 by a comfortable margin.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Loretta Sanchez (incumbent) | 85,878 | 69.49 | |
Republican | Rosemarie Avila | 31,432 | 25.43 | |
American Independent | Robert Lauten | 6,274 | 5.08 | |
Total votes | 123,584 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 57.01 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 48
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Campbell (incumbent) | 171,658 | 55.61 | |
California Democratic Party | Steve Young | 125,537 | 40.67 | |
Libertarian | Don Patterson | 11,507 | 3.73 | |
Total votes | 308,702 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 70.17 | |||
Republican hold |
District 49
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Darrell Issa (incumbent) | 140,300 | 58.30 | |
California Democratic Party | Robert Hamilton | 90,138 | 37.45 | |
Libertarian | Lars Grossmith | 10,232 | 4.25 | |
Total votes | 240,670 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 76.19 | |||
Republican hold |
District 50
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California's 50th congressional district has been represented by Republican Brian Bilbray since 2006. Bilbray won 53% of the vote in a Republican-leaning district north of San Diego that was previously represented by the scandal-plagued Duke Cunningham (R). George W. Bush won 54% here in 2004. Nick Leibham won against Cheryl Ede in the Democratic primary. CQ Politics forecasts the race as 'Safe Republican'.
- Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
- Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
- Bilbray (R-i) vs Leibham (D) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brian Bilbray (incumbent) | 157,502 | 50.24 | |
California Democratic Party | Nick Leibham | 141,635 | 45.18 | |
Libertarian | Wayne Dunlap | 14,365 | 4.58 | |
Total votes | 313,502 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 80.15 | |||
Republican hold |
District 51
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The congressional district has been held by Bob Filner, who formerly represented the 50th, since its inception following the 1992 redistricting. The district was redrawn following the 2000 census, creating a gerrymandered district boundary. Democratic incumbent Bob Filner of San Diego is seeking reelection and is being challenged by Republican businessman David Lee Joy of Spring Valley. The Libertarian candidate is musician and software systems engineer Dan "Frodo" Litwin of San Diego.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Bob Filner (incumbent) | 148,281 | 72.75 | |
Republican | David Joy | 49,345 | 24.21 | |
Libertarian | Dan Litwin | 6,199 | 3.04 | |
Total votes | 203,825 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 69.06 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
District 52
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This race is for an open seat, being vacated by former Republican presidential candidate Duncan Hunter. Both Democratic and Republican candidates are OIF veterans. The Libertarian candidate is 2002 congressional candidate Mike Benoit.[17]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Duncan D. Hunter | 160,724 | 56.37 | |
California Democratic Party | Mike Lumpkin | 111,051 | 38.95 | |
Libertarian | Michael Benoit | 13,316 | 4.67 | |
Independent | Joseph Ryan (write-in) | 47 | 0.02 | |
Total votes | 285,138 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 79.48 | |||
Republican hold |
District 53
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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California Democratic Party | Susan Davis (incumbent) | 161,315 | 68.49 | |
Republican | Michael Crimmins | 64,658 | 27.45 | |
Libertarian | Edward Teyssier | 9,569 | 4.06 | |
Total votes | 235,542 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 72.72 | |||
California Democratic Party hold |
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