February 2008 California elections
Elections were held inCalifornia on February 5, 2008. Presidential primaries and a special election for aState Assembly seat were among the contests held. Sevenballot propositions were also decided on.
Presidential primaries [ edit ] Key: Withdrew prior to contest
American Independent presidential primary [ edit ] Three candidates were on the ballot of theAmerican Independent Party , a state political party.
California American Independence presidential primary, 2008[ 1] Candidate Votes Percentage Donald Grundmann 16,603 36.08% Diane Templin 15,302 33.25% Mad Max Riekse 14,099 30.64% David Larson (write-in ) 18 0.04% Totals 46,022 100.00% Voter turnout[A] —
Democratic presidential primary [ edit ] California Democratic presidential primary, 2008[ 1] Candidate Votes Percentage National delegates Hillary Clinton 2,608,184 51.47% 204 Barack Obama 2,186,662 43.16% 166 John Edwards 193,617 3.82% 0 Dennis Kucinich 24,126 0.48% 0 Bill Richardson 19,939 0.39% 0 Joe Biden 18,261 0.36% 0 Mike Gravel 8,184 0.16% 0 Christopher Dodd 8,005 0.16% 0 Willie Carter (write-in ) 4 0.00% 0 Eric Hinzman (write-in) 4 0.00% 0 Phil Epstein (write-in) 3 0.00% 0 Brian Calef (write-in) 2 0.00% 0 David Frey (write-in) 1 0.00% 0 Joseph McAndrew (write-in) 1 0.00% 0 Keith Judd (write-in) 0 0.00% 0 Julius Mogyorossy (write-in) 0 0.00% 0 Totals 5,066,993 100.00% 370 Voter turnout[A] — —
Green presidential primary [ edit ] Seven candidates participated in theGreen Party 's presidential primary, which is a non-binding contest.
Libertarian presidential primary [ edit ] California Libertarian presidential primary, 2008[ 1] Candidate Votes Percentage Christine Smith 4,241 25.16% Steve Kubby 2,876 17.06% Wayne Root 2,360 14.00% Bob Jackson 1,486 8.81% Barry Hess 891 5.29% George Phillies 852 5.05% Michael Jingozian 774 4.59% Robert Milnes 721 4.28% Daniel Imperato 707 4.19% John Finan 706 4.19% Dave Hollist 678 4.02% Alden Link 565 3.35% Leon Ray (write-in ) 1 0.01% Totals 16,858 100.00% Voter turnout 20.96%
Peace and Freedom presidential primary [ edit ] Seven candidates participated in thePeace and Freedom presidential primary, a non-binding "beauty contest".Ralph Nader received a plurality of the votes, followed byGloria La Riva andCynthia McKinney .Stewart Alexander was nominated to beSocialist Party candidateBrian Moore 's running mate in October 2007, but remained on the Peace and Freedom ballot.
Republican presidential primary [ edit ] California Republican presidential primary, 2008[ 1] Candidate Votes Percentage National delegates John McCain 1,238,988 42.25% 116 Mitt Romney 1,013,471 34.56% 3 Mike Huckabee 340,669 11.62% 0 Rudy Giuliani 128,681 4.39% 0 Ron Paul 125,365 4.27% 0 Fred Thompson 50,275 1.71% 0 Duncan Hunter 14,021 0.48% 0 Alan Keyes 11,742 0.40% 0 John Cox 3,219 0.11% 0 Tom Tancredo 3,884 0.13% 0 Sam Brownback 2,486 0.08% 0 Karen Irish (write-in ) 6 0.00% 0 Michael Shaw (write-in) 2 0.00% 0 Edward Marshall (write-in) 1 0.00% 0 Joel Neuberg (write-in) 1 0.00% 0 Robert Brickell (write-in) 0 0.00% 0 Brian Calef (write-in) 0 0.00% 0 David Frey (write-in) 0 0.00% 0 Walter Rothnie (write-in) 0 0.00% 0 John Sutherland (write-in) 0 0.00% 0 Totals 2,932,811 100.00% 119 Voter turnout 56.08% —
Proposition 91 sought to amend theCalifornia Constitution to prohibit motor vehicle fuel sales taxes that are earmarked for transportation purposes from being retained in the state's General Fund.
Proposition 91[ 3] Choice Votes % No 4,794,776 58.31 Yes 3,427,588 41.69 Valid votes 8,222,364 90.67 Invalid or blank votes 846,051 9.33 Total votes 9,068,415 100.00
Proposition 92 sought to amendProposition 98 of 1988, which sets a mandate for the minimum level of funding each year for elementary and secondary schools and community colleges.
Proposition 92[ 3] Choice Votes % No 4,831,445 57.21 Yes 3,613,332 42.79 Valid votes 8,444,777 93.12 Invalid or blank votes 623,638 6.88 Total votes 9,068,415 100.00
Proposition 93 sought to change the term limits for members of theCalifornia State Legislature in both theState Assembly andState Senate .
Proposition 93[ 3] Choice Votes % No 4,574,826 53.59 Yes 3,961,466 46.41 Valid votes 8,536,292 94.13 Invalid or blank votes 532,123 5.87 Total votes 9,068,415 100.00
Proposition 94 sought to expand the Indian Gaming Compact with thePechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians .
Proposition 94[ 3] Choice Votes % Yes 4,812,313 55.56 No 3,848,998 44.44 Valid votes 8,661,311 95.51 Invalid or blank votes 407,104 4.49 Total votes 9,068,415 100.00
Proposition 95 sought to expand the Indian Gaming Compact with theMorongo Band of Mission Indians .
Proposition 95[ 3] Choice Votes % Yes 4,809,573 55.60 No 3,841,352 44.40 Valid votes 8,650,925 95.40 Invalid or blank votes 417,490 4.60 Total votes 9,068,415 100.00
Proposition 96 sought to expand the Indian Gaming Compact with theSycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation .
Proposition 96[ 3] Choice Votes % Yes 4,785,413 55.45 No 3,844,408 44.54 Valid votes 8,629,821 95.16 Invalid or blank votes 438,594 4.84 Total votes 9,068,415 100.00
Proposition 97 sought to expand the Indian Gaming Compact with theAgua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians .
Proposition 97[ 3] Choice Votes % Yes 4,786,884 55.50 No 3,838,892 44.50 Valid votes 8,625,776 95.12 Invalid or blank votes 442,639 4.88 Total votes 9,068,415 100.00
55th State Assembly district special election [ edit ] The seat ofCalifornia's 55th State Assembly district was vacated byAssemblymember Laura Richardson , who won aspecial election to fillCalifornia's 37th congressional district on June 26, 2007. The congressional district was vacant afterJuanita Millender-McDonald died of cancer on April 22, 2007.
A primary election for the special election was held on December 11, 2007. Since no candidate won a majority, the candidates with the top votes for each party appeared on the ballots for the special election.[ 4]
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