Who Won California Elections in 2008?

Duncan D Hunter wins the 52nd DistrictNov 4, 2008

It was only House seats up for grabs in the 2008 California Elections, and all the incumbents were sent back to Washington including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

There were two open House seats. In the 52nd District Duncan D Hunter (pictured left) won the seat vacated by his father.

California Senator Barbara Boxer is up for re-election in 2010, while Dianne Feinstein's term expires in 2012. The next California Gubanatorial Election is in 2010.

Barack Obama won California's 55 electoral votes.



2008 California Election Winners

California 1st District
Mike Thompson Incumbent (68%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Zane Starkewolf (REP - 24%); Carol Wolman (GRN)
California 2nd District
Wally Herger Incumbent (57%) REP
Also on the ballot: Jeff Morris (DFL - 43%)
California 3rd District
Dan Lungren Incumbent (50%) REP
Also on the ballot: Bill Durston (DFL - 44%); DA Tuma (LIB); Dina Padilla (PFP)
California 4th District
Tom McClintock (50%) REP
Also on the ballot: Charlie Brown (DFL - 50%)
California 5th District
Doris Matsui Incumbent (74%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Paul Smith (REP - 21%); Linda Roberts (PFP)
California 6th District
Lynn Woolsey Incumbent (72%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Mike Halliwell (REP - 24%); Joel Smolen (LIB)
California 7th District
George Miller Incumbent (73%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Roger Peterson (REP - 21%); Camden McConnell (LIB); Bill Callison (PFP)
California 8th District
Nancy Pelosi Incumbent (72%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Dana Walsh (REP - 9%); Philip Berg (LIB); Lea Sherman (SW); Cindy Sheehan (IND)
California 9th District
Barbara Lee Incumbent (86%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Charles Hargrave (REP - 10%); Jim Eyer (LIB)
California 10th District
Ellen O Tauscher Incumbent (65%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Nicholas Gerber (REP - 31%); Eugene Ruyle (PFP)
California 11th District
Jerry McNerney Incumbent (55%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Dean Andal (REP - 45%)
California 12th District
Jackie Speier Incumbent (75%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Greg Conlon (REP - 19%); Barry Hermanson (GRN); Kevin Peterson (LIB); Nathalie Hrizi (PFP); Gerardo Sanchez (SW)
California 13th District
Fortney H Stark Incumbent (76%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Raymond Chui (REP - 24%)
California 14th District
Anna Eshoo Incumbent (70%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Ronny Santana (REP - 22%); Carol Brouillet (GRN); Brian Holtz (LIB)
California 15th District
Michael M Honda Incumbent (72%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Joyce Stoer Cordi (REP - 23%); Peter Myers (GRN)
California 16th District
Zoe Lofgren Incumbent (71%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Charel Winston (REP - 24%); Steven Wells (LIB)
California 17th District
Sam Farr Incumbent (74%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Jeff Taylor (REP - 26%)
California 18th District
Dennis Cardoza Incumbent (Unapposed) DFL
California 19th District
George P Radanovich Incumbent (Unapposed) REP
California 20th District
Jim Costa Incumbent DFL
Also on the ballot: James Lopez (REP)
California 21st District
Devin Nunes Incumbent (68%) REP
Also on the ballot: Larry Johnson (DFL - 32%)
California 22nd District
Kevin McCarthy Incumbent (Unapposed) REP
California 23rd District
Lois Capps Incumbent (68%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Matt Kokkonen (REP - 32%)
California 24th District
Elton Gallegly Incumbent (58%) REP
Also on the ballot: Marta Jorgensen (DFL - 42%)
California 25th District
Howard McKeon Incumbent REP
Also on the ballot: Jackie Conaway (DFL)
California 26th District
David Dreier Incumbent REP
Also on the ballot: Russ Warner (DFL); Ted Brown (LIB)
California 27th District
Brad Sherman Incumbent (69%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Navraj Singh (REP - 25%); Tim Denton (LIB)
California 28th District
Howard L Berman Incumbent (Unapposed) DFL
California 29th District
Adam Schiff Incumbent (70%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Charles Hahn (REP - 26%); Alan Pyeatt (LIB)
California 30th District
Henry A Waxman Incumbent (Unapposed) DFL
California 31st District
Xavier Becerra Incumbent (Unapposed) DFL
California 32nd District
Hilda L Solis Incumbent (Unapposed) DFL
California 33rd District
Diane Watson Incumbent (88%) DFL
Also on the ballot: David Crowley (REP - 12%)
California 34th District
Lucille Roybal-Allard Incumbent (77%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Christopher Balding (REP - 23%); Michael Ortega (SW)
California 35th District
Maxine Waters Incumbent (83%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Ted Hayes (REP - 13%); Herb Peters (LIB); James Harris (SW)
California 36th District
Jane Harman Incumbent (69%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Brian Gibson (REP - 31%)
California 37th District
Laura Richardson Incumbent DFL
Also on the ballot: Arlene Rubinstein (SW)
California 38th District
Grace F Napolitano Incumbent DFL
Also on the ballot: Christopher Agrella (LIB)
California 39th District
Linda T Sanchez Incumbent (70%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Diane Lenning (REP - 30%)
California 40th District
Ed Royce Incumbent (63%) REP
Also on the ballot: Christina Avalos (DFL - 37%)
California 41st District
Jerry Lewis Incumbent REP
Also on the ballot: Tim Prince (DFL )
California 42nd District
Gary G Miller Incumbent REP
Also on the ballot: Ed Chau (DFL)
California 43rd District
Joe Baca Incumbent DFL
Also on the ballot: John Roberts (REP)
California 44th District
Ken Calvert Incumbent (51%) REP
Also on the ballot: Bill Hedrick (DFL - 49%)
California 45th District
Mary Bono Mack Incumbent (57%) REP
Also on the ballot: Julie Bornstein (DFL - 43%)
California 46th District
Dana Rohrabacher Incumbent (52%) REP
Also on the ballot: Debbie Cook (DFL - 43%); Tom Lash (GRN); Ernst Gansteiger (LIB)
California 47th District
Loretta Sanchez Incumbent (66%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Rosie Avila (REP - 28%); Robert Lauten (AIP)
California 48th District
John Campbell Incumbent (55%) REP
Also on the ballot: Steve Young (DFL - 41%); Don Patterson (LIB)
California 49th District
Darrell Issa Incumbent (58%) REP
Also on the ballot: Robert Hamilton (DFL - 38%); Lars Grossmith (LIB)
California 50th District
Brian Bilbray Incumbent (50%) REP
Also on the ballot: Nick Leibham (DFL - 46%); Wayne Dunlap (LIB)
California 51st District
Bob Filner Incumbent (72%) DFL
Also on the ballot: David Joy (REP - 25%); Dan Litwin (LIB)
California 52nd District
Duncan D Hunter (57%) REP
Also on the ballot: Mike Lumpkin (DFL - 39%); Michael Benoit (LIB)
California 53rd District
Susan A Davis Incumbent (69%) DFL
Also on the ballot: Michael Crimmins (REP - 27%); Edward Teyssier (LIB)


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