California — 2008 Election Results

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Certified returns for every federal race in California in 2008, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 53 of 53 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.

President

Presidential electors — votes by party line

Party line	Votes	Share
Democratic	8,274,473	61.0%
Republican	5,011,781	37.0%
Peace and Freedom	108,381	0.8%
Libertarian	67,582	0.5%
American Independent	40,673	0.3%
Green	38,774	0.3%
Write-in (Independent)	20,236	0.1%
Total	13,561,900

The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2008 election page.

U.S. House of Representatives

District 1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Thompson	Democrat	197,812	68.1%
Zane Starkewolf	Republican	67,853	23.4%
Carol Wolman	Green	24,793	8.5%
Pamela Elizondo	Write-in (Green)	14	0.0%
Total		290,472

District 2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Wally Herger	Republican	163,459	57.9%
Jeff Morris	Democrat	118,878	42.1%
Total		282,337

District 3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Daniel E. Lungren	Republican	155,424	49.5%
Bill Durston	Democrat	137,971	43.9%
Dina J. Padilla	Peace and Freedom	13,378	4.3%
Douglas Arthur Tuma	Libertarian	7,273	2.3%
Total		314,046

District 4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom McClintock	Republican	185,790	50.2%
Charlie Brown	Democrat	183,990	49.8%
Total		369,780

District 5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Doris O. Matsui	Democrat	164,242	74.3%
Paul A. Smith	Republican	46,002	20.8%
L. R. Roberts	Peace and Freedom	10,731	4.9%
David B. Lynch	Write-in (Independent)	180	0.1%
Total		221,155

District 6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lynn C. Woolsey	Democrat	229,672	71.7%
Mike Halliwell	Republican	77,073	24.1%
Joel R. Smolen	Libertarian	13,617	4.3%
Total		320,362

District 7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George Miller	Democrat	170,962	72.8%
Roger Allen Petersen	Republican	51,166	21.8%
Bill Callison	Peace and Freedom	6,695	2.9%
Camden McConnell	Libertarian	5,950	2.5%
Total		234,773

District 8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nancy Pelosi	Democrat	204,996	71.9%
Cindy Sheehan	Independent	46,118	16.2%
Dana Walsh	Republican	27,614	9.7%
Philip Z. Berg	Libertarian	6,504	2.3%
Lea Sherman	Write-in (Independent)	11	0.0%
Michelle Wong Clay	Write-in (Independent)	4	0.0%
Total		285,247

District 9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Barbara Lee	Democrat	238,915	86.1%
Charles Hargrave	Republican	26,917	9.7%
James M. Eyer	Libertarian	11,704	4.2%
David Heller	Write-in (Green)	37	0.0%
Christopher Kula	Write-in (Republican)	27	0.0%
Total		277,600

District 10

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ellen O. Tauscher	Democrat	192,226	65.1%
Nicholas Gerber	Republican	91,877	31.1%
Eugene E. Ruyle	Peace and Freedom	11,062	3.7%
Total		295,165

District 11

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jerry McNerney	Democrat	164,500	55.3%
Dean Andal	Republican	133,104	44.7%
David Christensen	Write-in (American Independent)	12	0.0%
Total		297,616

District 12

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jackie Speier	Democrat	200,442	75.1%
Greg Conlon	Republican	49,258	18.5%
Nathalie Hrizi	Peace and Freedom	5,793	2.2%
Barry Hermanson	Green	5,776	2.2%
Kevin Dempsey Peterson	Libertarian	5,584	2.1%
Total		266,853

District 13

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Fortney Pete Stark	Democrat	166,829	76.4%
Raymond Chui	Republican	51,447	23.6%
Total		218,276

District 14

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anna G. Eshoo	Democrat	190,301	69.8%
Ronny Santana	Republican	60,610	22.2%
Brian Holtz	Libertarian	11,929	4.4%
Carol Brouillet	Green	9,926	3.6%
Total		272,766

District 15

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael M. Honda	Democrat	170,977	71.7%
Joyce Stoer Cordi	Republican	55,489	23.3%
Peter Myers	Green	12,123	5.1%
Total		238,589

District 16

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Zoe Lofgren	Democrat	146,481	71.3%
Charel Winston	Republican	49,399	24.1%
Steven Wells	Libertarian	9,447	4.6%
Total		205,327

District 17

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam Farr	Democrat	168,907	73.9%
Jeff Taylor	Republican	59,037	25.8%
Peter Andresen	Write-in (Independent)	682	0.3%
Total		228,626

District 18

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dennis A. Cardoza	Democrat	130,192	100.0%
Total		130,192

District 19

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George Radanovich	Republican	179,245	98.4%
Peter Leinau	Write-in (Democrat)	2,490	1.4%
Phil Rockey	Write-in (Independent)	366	0.2%
Total		182,101

District 20

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jim Costa	Democrat	93,023	74.3%
Jim Lopez	Republican	32,118	25.7%
Total		125,141

District 21

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Devin Nunes	Republican	143,498	68.4%
Larry Johnson	Democrat	66,317	31.6%
Total		209,815

District 22

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kevin McCarthy	Republican	224,549	100.0%
Total		224,549

District 23

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lois Capps	Democrat	171,403	68.1%
Matt T. Kokkonen	Republican	80,385	31.9%
Total		251,788

District 24

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Elton Gallegly	Republican	174,492	58.2%
Marta Ann Jorgensen	Democrat	125,560	41.8%
Total		300,052

District 25

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon	Republican	144,660	57.7%
Jackie Conaway	Democrat	105,929	42.3%
Total		250,589

District 26

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Dreier	Republican	140,615	52.6%
Russ Warner	Democrat	108,039	40.4%
Ted Brown	Libertarian	18,476	6.9%
Total		267,130

District 27

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Brad Sherman	Democrat	145,812	68.5%
Navraj Singh	Republican	52,852	24.8%
Tim Denton	Libertarian	14,171	6.7%
Total		212,835

District 28

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Howard L. Berman	Democrat	137,471	99.9%
Michael J. Koch	Write-in (Independent)	150	0.1%
Total		137,621

District 29

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adam B. Schiff	Democrat	146,198	68.9%
Charles Hahn	Republican	56,727	26.7%
Alan Pyeatt	Libertarian	9,219	4.3%
Total		212,144

District 30

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Henry A. Waxman	Democrat	242,792	100.0%
Total		242,792

District 31

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Xavier Becerra	Democrat	110,955	100.0%
Total		110,955

District 32

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Hilda L. Solis	Democrat	130,142	100.0%
Innocent O. Osunwa	Write-in (Independent)	8	0.0%
Total		130,150

District 33

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Diane E. Watson	Democrat	186,924	87.6%
David C. Crowley II	Republican	26,536	12.4%
Total		213,460

District 34

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lucille Roybal-Allard	Democrat	98,503	77.1%
Christopher Balding	Republican	29,266	22.9%
Total		127,769

District 35

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Maxine Waters	Democrat	150,778	82.6%
Ted Hayes	Republican	24,169	13.2%
Herb Peters	Libertarian	7,632	4.2%
Total		182,579

District 36

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jane Harman	Democrat	171,948	68.6%
Brian Gibson	Republican	78,543	31.4%
Total		250,491

District 37

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Laura Richardson	Democrat	131,342	74.9%
Nicholas ‘‘Nick’’ Dibs	Independent	42,774	24.4%
Peter Mathews	Write-in (Democrat)	600	0.3%
June Viena Pouesi	Write-in (Republican)	526	0.3%
Lee Davis	Write-in (Democrat)	10	0.0%
Total		175,252

District 38

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Grace F. Napolitano	Democrat	130,211	81.7%
Christopher M. Agrella	Libertarian	29,113	18.3%
Total		159,324

District 39

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Linda T. Sánchez	Democrat	125,289	69.7%
Diane A. Lenning	Republican	54,533	30.3%
Total		179,822

District 40

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edward R. Royce	Republican	144,923	62.5%
Christina Avalos	Democrat	86,772	37.5%
Total		231,695

District 41

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jerry Lewis	Republican	159,486	61.6%
Tim Prince	Democrat	99,214	38.4%
Total		258,700

District 42

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gary G. Miller	Republican	158,404	60.2%
Edwin ‘‘Ed’’ Chau	Democrat	104,909	39.8%
Total		263,313

District 43

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joe Baca	Democrat	108,259	69.1%
John Roberts	Republican	48,312	30.9%
Total		156,571

District 44

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ken Calvert	Republican	129,937	51.2%
Bill Hedrick	Democrat	123,890	48.8%
Total		253,827

District 45

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mary Bono Mack	Republican	155,166	58.3%
Julie Bornstein	Democrat	111,026	41.7%
Total		266,192

District 46

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dana Rohrabacher	Republican	149,818	52.5%
Debbie Cook	Democrat	122,891	43.1%
Thomas Lash	Green	8,257	2.9%
Ernst P. Gasteiger	Libertarian	4,311	1.5%
Total		285,277

District 47

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Loretta Sanchez	Democrat	85,878	69.5%
Rosemarie ‘‘Rosie’’ Avila	Republican	31,432	25.4%
Robert Lauten	American Independent	6,274	5.1%
Total		123,584

District 48

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Campbell	Republican	171,658	55.6%
Steve Young	Democrat	125,537	40.7%
Don Patterson	Libertarian	11,507	3.7%
Total		308,702

District 49

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Darrell E. Issa	Republican	140,300	58.3%
Robert Hamilton	Democrat	90,138	37.5%
Lars R. Grossmith	Libertarian	10,232	4.3%
Total		240,670

District 50

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Brian P. Bilbray	Republican	157,502	50.2%
Nick Leibham	Democrat	141,635	45.2%
Wayne Dunlap	Libertarian	14,365	4.6%
Total		313,502

District 51

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bob Filner	Democrat	148,281	72.7%
David Lee Joy	Republican	49,345	24.2%
Dan ‘‘Frodo’’ Litwin	Libertarian	6,199	3.0%
Total		203,825

District 52

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Duncan D. Hunter	Republican	160,724	56.4%
Mike Lumpkin	Democrat	111,051	38.9%
Michael Benoit	Libertarian	13,316	4.7%
Joseph M. Ryan	Write-in (Independent)	47	0.0%
Total		285,138

District 53

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Susan A. Davis	Democrat	161,315	68.5%
Michael Crimmins	Republican	64,658	27.5%
Edward M. Teyssier	Libertarian	9,569	4.1%
Total		235,542

Source

Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2008 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.

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