2008 California State Assembly election

2008 California State Assembly election

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All 80 seats in the California State Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Karen Bass Michael Villines
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 47th–Los Angeles 29th–Clovis
Last election 48 seats, 54.36% 32 seats, 43.48%
Seats won 51 29
Seat change Increase3 Decrease3
Popular vote 6,905,219 4,830,252
Percentage 57.80% 40.43%
Swing Increase3.44% Decrease3.05%

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%

Speaker before election

Karen Bass
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Karen Bass
Democratic

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]

  1. ^ 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.