California's 12th congressional district special election, 2008 occurred on April 8, 2008. California's 12th congressional district was vacated following the death of Democrat Tom Lantos on February 11, 2008.[1] The special election was called by Governor Arnold 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 an open primary. Another election would have taken place on June 3 had no candidate received a majority.[3]
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Democrat Jackie 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 of write-in candidates published by the California Secretary of State, and were thus eligible to receive votes in the special primary election.[4][5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | {{{votes}}} | 25.69 | ||
Democratic hold |