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California's 12th congressional district special election, 2008 occurred on April 8, 2008.California's 12th congressional district was vacated following the death ofDemocratTom Lantos on February 11, 2008.[1] Thespecial election was called byGovernorArnold Schwarzenegger to fill the vacancy for the remainder of Lantos's term ending on January 3, 2009.[2]The special election took the form of anopen primary. Another election would have taken place on June 3 had no candidate received a majority.[3]
DemocratJackie Speier won a majority of the votes in the open primary and therefore won the election.
The following individuals appeared in the certified list of candidates and the certified list ofwrite-in candidates published by theCalifornia Secretary of State, and were thus eligible to receive votes in the special primary election.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jackie Speier | 66,279 | 77.72 | |
| Republican | Greg Conlon | 7,990 | 9.37 | |
| Democratic | Michelle McMurry | 4,546 | 5.33 | |
| Republican | Mike Moloney | 4,517 | 5.30 | |
| Green | Barry Hermanson | 1,947 | 2.28 | |
| Libertarian | Kevin Peterson (write-in) | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Valid ballots | 85,281 | 98.95 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 903 | 1.05 | ||
| Total votes | 86,184 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 25.69 | |||
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