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      Home/Elections/2008/US House/California
      2008·U.S. House·California

      California U.S. House

      53 districtsD 34R 19
      53 districts|D won 34|R won 19|Closest: CA-04
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      CA-01
      Mike ThompsonDEM
      DEM290,47268.1%
      D+44.7
      CA-02
      Wally HergerREP
      REP282,33757.9%
      R+15.8
      CA-03
      Daniel E LungrenREP
      REP314,04649.5%
      R+5.6
      CA-04
      Tom McClintockREP
      REP369,78050.2%
      R+0.5
      CA-05
      Doris O MatsuiDEM
      DEM221,15574.3%
      D+53.5
      CA-06
      Lynn C WoolseyDEM
      DEM320,36271.7%
      D+47.6
      CA-07
      George A MillerDEM
      DEM234,77372.8%
      D+51.0
      CA-08
      Nancy PelosiDEM
      DEM285,24771.9%
      D+62.2
      CA-09
      Barbara LeeDEM
      DEM277,60086.1%
      D+76.4
      CA-10
      Ellen O TauscherDEM
      DEM295,16565.1%
      D+34.0
      CA-11
      Gerald \ M McNerneyDEM
      DEM297,61655.3%
      D+10.6
      CA-12
      Jackie SpeierDEM
      DEM266,85375.1%
      D+56.6
      CA-13
      Fortney Peter StarkDEM
      DEM218,27676.4%
      D+52.9
      CA-14
      Anna G EshooDEM
      DEM272,76669.8%
      D+47.5
      CA-15
      Michael M HondaDEM
      DEM238,58971.7%
      D+48.4
      CA-16
      Zoe LofgrenDEM
      DEM205,32771.3%
      D+47.3
      CA-17
      Sam FarrDEM
      DEM228,62673.9%
      D+48.1
      CA-18
      Dennis A CardozaDEM
      DEM130,192100.0%
      D+100.0
      CA-19
      George P RadanovichREP
      REP182,10198.4%
      R+98.4
      CA-20
      Jim CostaDEM
      DEM125,14174.3%
      D+48.7
      CA-21
      Devin G NunesREP
      REP209,81568.4%
      R+36.8
      CA-22
      Kevin McCarthyREP
      REP224,549100.0%
      R+100.0
      CA-23
      Lois CappsDEM
      DEM251,78868.1%
      D+36.1
      CA-24
      Elton GalleglyREP
      REP300,05258.1%
      R+16.3
      CA-25
      Howard P \ McKeonREP
      REP250,58957.7%
      R+15.5
      CA-26
      David DreierREP
      REP267,13052.6%
      R+12.2
      CA-27
      Brad ShermanDEM
      DEM212,83568.5%
      D+43.7
      CA-28
      Howard L BermanDEM
      DEM137,62199.9%
      D+99.9
      CA-29
      Adam B SchiffDEM
      DEM212,14468.9%
      D+42.2
      CA-30
      Henry A WaxmanDEM
      DEM242,792100.0%
      D+100.0
      CA-31
      Xavier BecerraDEM
      DEM110,955100.0%
      D+100.0
      CA-32
      Hilda L SolisDEM
      DEM130,150100.0%
      D+100.0
      CA-33
      Diane Edith WatsonDEM
      DEM213,46087.6%
      D+75.1
      CA-34
      Lucille Roybal-AllardDEM
      DEM127,76977.1%
      D+54.2
      CA-35
      Maxine WatersDEM
      DEM182,57982.6%
      D+69.3
      CA-36
      Jane HarmanDEM
      DEM250,49168.6%
      D+37.3
      CA-37
      Laura RichardsonDEM
      DEM175,25274.9%
      D+74.9
      CA-38
      Grace Flores NapolitanoDEM
      DEM159,32481.7%
      D+81.7
      CA-39
      Linda T SanchezDEM
      DEM179,82269.7%
      D+39.4
      CA-40
      Edward R RoyceREP
      REP231,69562.5%
      R+25.1
      CA-41
      Jerry LewisREP
      REP258,70061.6%
      R+23.3
      CA-42
      Gary G MillerREP
      REP263,31360.2%
      R+20.3
      CA-43
      Joe BacaDEM
      DEM156,57169.1%
      D+38.3
      CA-44
      Ken CalvertREP
      REP253,82751.2%
      R+2.4
      CA-45
      Mary Bono MackREP
      REP266,19258.3%
      R+16.6
      CA-46
      Dana RohrabacherREP
      REP285,27752.5%
      R+9.4
      CA-47
      Loretta SanchezDEM
      DEM123,58469.5%
      D+44.1
      CA-48
      John CampbellREP
      REP308,70255.6%
      R+14.9
      CA-49
      Darrell E IssaREP
      REP240,67058.3%
      R+20.8
      CA-50
      Brian P BilbrayREP
      REP313,50250.2%
      R+5.1
      CA-51
      Bob FilnerDEM
      DEM203,82572.8%
      D+48.5
      CA-52
      Duncan D HunterREP
      REP285,13856.4%
      R+17.4
      CA-53
      Susan Hatch DavisDEM
      DEM235,54268.5%
      D+41.0
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