California's 8th congressional district

Summary

California's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. As of 2023, Democrat John Garamendi represents the district. Currently, the 8th district includes parts of the Bay Area counties of Contra Costa County and Solano County, including the cities of Vallejo, Fairfield, Richmond and parts of Martinez.

California's 8th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)
Representative
  John Garamendi
DWalnut Grove
Population (2022)748,189
Median household
income
$91,501[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+26[2]


Competitiveness edit

Before the 2011 redistricting, the 8th district was a Democratic stronghold. It gave John Kerry his best performance in California in 2004, backing the Democrat with 84.2% of the vote. Barack Obama continued on this trend in 2008 when he received 85.22% of the vote in the district while John McCain received 12.38%.

The 8th district from 2013-2023 was located in a politically conservative region of the state with a "Strongly Republican" Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+10. The Cook Political Report ranked it the 87th most Republican-leaning congressional district in the United States.[3]

In the 2012 election, the first after the state's adoption of top-two primaries, the 8th district was one of only two in California where two Republicans faced each other in a runoff election.[4] In 2018, it was the only such California district.[5]

Election results from statewide races edit

Year Office Winner Tally
1992 President Clinton 75.6 – 15.9%
Senator Boxer 79.1 – 16.3%
Senator Feinstein 82.4 – 14.0%
1994 Governor[6] Brown 72.1 – 24.8%
Senator[7] Feinstein 80.7 – 13.7%
1996 President[8] Clinton 66.0 – 18.0%
1998 Governor[9] Davis 81.8 – 13.2%
Senator[10] Boxer 78.0 – 19.2%
2000 President[11] Gore 76.7 – 14.6%
Senator[12] Feinstein 72.6 – 14.1%
2002 Governor[13] Davis 66.7 – 13.9%
2003 Recall[14][15] No 81.4 – 18.6%
Bustamante 64.7 – 17.8%
2004 President[16] Kerry 84.2 – 14.0%
Senator[17] Boxer 83.7 – 11.7%
2006 Governor[18] Angelides 64.3 – 27.9%
Senator[19] Feinstein 80.4 – 7.7%
2008 President[20] Obama 85.2 – 12.4%
2010 Governor Brown 80.0 – 16.4%
Senator Boxer 81.3 – 14.7%
2012 President Romney 55.6 – 41.7%
2014 Governor[21] Kashkari 62.3 – 37.7%
2016 President Trump 54.7 – 39.6%
Senator[22] Harris 55.1 – 44.9%
2018 Governor[23] Cox 59.8 – 40.2%
Senator[24] de Leon 54.3 – 45.7%
2020 President Trump 54 – 43.6%
2021 Recall[25] Yes 60.2 – 39.8%
2022 Governor[26] Newsom 73.9 – 26.1%
Senator Padilla 75.4 – 24.6%

Composition edit

# County Seat Population
13 Contra Costa Martinez 1,161,413
95 Solano Fairfield 451,716

As of 2023, California's 8th congressional district was significantly changed, now being located between the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys. It encompasses part of Contra Costa and Solano Counties.

Contra Costa County is split between this district and the 10th district. They are partitioned by Grizzly Peak Blvd, Seaview Trail, Camino Pablo, Bear Creek Rd, San Pablo Creek, Bear Creek, Brianes Reservoir, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Highway 4, Alhambra Ave, Pacheco Blvd, Grandview Ave, Central Ave, Imhoff Dr, Bares Ave, Mount Diablo Creek, Union Pacific, Contra Costa Canal, 4WD Rd, Bailey Rd, James Donlon Blvd, Cambridge Dr, Reseda Way, S Royal links Cir, Carpinteria Dr, Barmouth Dr, Hillcrest Ave, Highway 4, and Highway 160. The 8th district takes in the north side of the cities of Antioch and Martinez, the cities of Pittsburg, Richmond, San Pablo, El Cerrito, Pinole, and Hercules.

Solano County is split between this district and the 4th district. They are partitioned by Soda Springs Rd, Union Pacific, Alamo Dr, Leisure Town Rd, Hawkins Rd, Bay Area Exxextric, Shilo Rd, Collinsville Rd, and Montezuma Slough. The 8th district takes in the cities of Vallejo, Fairfield, Suisun City, and Benicia.

Cities & CDP with 10,000 or more people edit

List of members representing the district edit

Member Party Dates Cong
ress(es)
Electoral history Counties
District created March 4, 1903
 
Milton J. Daniels
(Riverside)
Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905
58th Elected in 1902.
Retired.
1903–1913
Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Ventura
 
Sylvester C. Smith
(Bakersfield)
Republican March 4, 1905 –
January 26, 1913
59th
60th
61st
62nd
Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Died.
Vacant January 27, 1913 –
March 3, 1913
62nd
 
Everis A. Hayes
(San Jose)
Republican March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1919
63rd
64th
65th
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.
1913–1933
Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Ventura
 
Hugh S. Hersman
(Gilroy)
Democratic March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921
66th Elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.
 
Arthur M. Free
(San Jose)
Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1933
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election.
 
John J. McGrath
(San Mateo)
Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939
73rd
74th
75th
Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.
1933–1943
Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
 
Jack Z. Anderson
(San Juan Bautista)
Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1953
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Retired.
1943–1953
San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
 
George P. Miller
(Alameda)
Democratic January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1973
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Lost renomination.
1953–1975
Alameda outside Oakland
 
Pete Stark
(Danville)
Democratic January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
93rd Elected in 1972.
Redistricted to the 9th district.
 
Ron Dellums
(Berkeley)
Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1993
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 9th district.
1975–1983
Alameda (Oakland)
1983–1993
Alameda (Oakland), southwestern Contra Costa
 
Nancy Pelosi
(San Francisco)
Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 12th district.
1993–2003
Most of San Francisco
2003–2013:
 
Most of San Francisco
 
Paul Cook
(Yucca Valley)
Republican January 3, 2013 –
December 7, 2020
113th
114th
115th
116th
Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Resigned when elected to the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors.
2013–2023
 
Inyo, Mono, most of San Bernardino
Vacant December 7, 2020 –
January 3, 2021
116th
 
Jay Obernolte
(Big Bear Lake)
Republican January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023
117th Elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the 23rd district.
 
John Garamendi
(Walnut Grove)
Democratic January 3, 2023 –
present
118th Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 2022. 2023–present
 
Parts of Contra Costa and Solano

Election results edit

1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022

1902 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1902
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Milton J. Daniels 20,135 55.6%
Democratic William E. Smythe 15,819 40.8%
Socialist Noble A. Richardson 2,091 5.4%
Prohibition Ellsworth Leonardson 762 2.0%
Total votes 38,807 100.0%
Republican win (new seat)

1904 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1904
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sylvester C. Smith 23,683 55.6%
Democratic William T. Lucas 12,861 34.5%
Socialist Noble A. Richardson 4,636 9.9%
Prohibition Benjamin J. Cloes 1,430 3.4%
Total votes 42,610 100.0%
Republican hold

1906 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sylvester C. Smith (Incumbent) 22,548 55.6%
Democratic Charles A. Barlow 13,992 34.5%
Socialist Noble A. Richardson 4,003 9.9%
Total votes 40,543 100.0%
Republican hold

1908 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sylvester C. Smith (Incumbent) 28,202 50.5%
Democratic William G. Irving 18,958 33.9%
Socialist George A. Garrett 7,302 13.1%
Prohibition James S. Edwards 1,379 2.5%
Total votes 45,831 100.0%
Republican hold

1910 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1910
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sylvester C. Smith (Incumbent) 28,202 50.5%
Democratic William G. Irving 18,958 33.9%
Socialist George A. Garrett 7,302 13.1%
Prohibition James S. Edwards 1,379 2.5%
Total votes 45,831 100.0%
Republican hold

1912 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1912
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Everis A. Hayes (Incumbent) 29,861 50.9%
Democratic James B. Holohan 20,620 35.2%
Progressive Robert Whitaker 8,125 13.9%
Total votes 58,606 100.0%
Republican hold

1914 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1914
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Everis A. Hayes (Incumbent) 36,499 49.1%
Progressive Lewis Dan Bohnett 33,706 45.3%
Prohibition Joseph Merritt Horton 4,157 5.6%
Total votes 74,362 100.0%
Republican hold

1916 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1916
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Everis A. Hayes (Incumbent) 50,659 68.6%
Progressive George S. Walker 17,576 23.8%
Socialist Cora Pattleton Wilson 5,564 7.5%
Total votes 73,799 100.0%
Republican hold

1918 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1918
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hugh S. Hersman 31,167 53%
Republican Everis A. Hayes (Incumbent) 27,641 47%
Total votes 58,808 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

1920 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1920[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arthur M. Free 46,823 64%
Democratic Hugh S. Hersman (Incumbent) 26,311 36%
Total votes 73,134 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

1922 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1922[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arthur M. Free (Incumbent) 57,926 100.0%
Republican hold

1924 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1924[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arthur M. Free (Incumbent) 55,713 100.0%
Republican hold

1926 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1926[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arthur M. Free (Incumbent) 60,384 67.7%
Democratic Philip G. Sheehy 28,836 32.3%
Total votes 89,220 100.0%
Republican hold

1928 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1928[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arthur M. Free (Incumbent) 80,613 68%
Democratic Cecelia M. Casserly 37,947 32%
Total votes 118,560 100%
Republican hold

1930 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1930[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arthur M. Free (Incumbent) 93,377 100.0%
Republican hold

1932 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1932[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. McGrath 65,455 56.9%
Republican Arthur M. Free (Incumbent) 49,487 43.1%
Total votes 114,942 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

1934 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1934[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. McGrath (Incumbent) 107,325 100.0%
Democratic hold

1936 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1936[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. McGrath (Incumbent) 78,557 57.6%
Republican Alonzo L. Baker 57,808 43.4%
Total votes 136,365 100.0%
Democratic hold

1938 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1938[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Z. Anderson 84,084 55%
Democratic John J. McGrath (Incumbent) 68,681 45%
Total votes 152,765 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

1940 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1940[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Z. Anderson (Incumbent) 148,180 96.7%
Communist Elizabeth Nichols 5,186 3.3%
Democratic John J. McGrath (write-in) 37 0.1%
Total votes 153,403 100.0%
Republican hold

1942 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1942[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Z. Anderson (Incumbent) 91,536 99.9%
Communist Elizabeth Nichols (write-in) 102 0.1%
Total votes 91,638 100.0%
Republican hold

1944 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1944[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Z. Anderson (Incumbent) 94,218 56.5%
Democratic Arthur L. Johnson 72,420 43.5%
Total votes 166,638 100.0%
Republican hold

1946 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1946[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Z. Anderson (Incumbent) 113,325 100.0%
Republican hold

1948 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1948[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Z. Anderson (Incumbent) 161,743 79.9%
Progressive Paul Taylor 40,670 20.1%
Total votes 202,413 100.0%
Republican hold

1950 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1950[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Z. Anderson (Incumbent) 168,510 83.1%
Progressive John A. Peterson 34,176 16.9%
Total votes 202,686 100.0%
Republican hold

1952 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1952[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 156,445 100.0%
Democratic hold

1954 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1954[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 101,803 65.4%
Republican Jessie M. Ritchie 53,869 34.6%
Total votes 155,672 100.0%
Democratic hold

1956 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1956[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 136,720 65.6%
Republican Robert Lee Watkins 71,700 34.4%
Total votes 208,420 100.0%
Democratic hold

1958 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1958[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 181,437 100.0%
Democratic hold

1960 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1960[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 152,476 62%
Republican Robert E. Hannon 93,403 38%
Total votes 245,879 100%
Democratic hold

1962 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 97,014 72.5%
Republican Harold Petersen 36,810 27.5%
Total votes 133,824 100.0%
Democratic hold

1964 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 108,771 70.3%
Republican Donald E. McKay 46,063 29.7%
Total votes 154,834 100.0%
Democratic hold

1966 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 92,263 65.4%
Republican Raymond P. Britton 48,727 34.6%
Total votes 140,990 100.0%
Democratic hold

1968 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[51]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 104,231 64%
Republican Raymond P. Britton 58,584 36%
Total votes 162,815 100%
Democratic hold

1970 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 104,311 69%
Republican Michael A. Crane 46,872 31%
Total votes 151,183 100%
Democratic hold

1972 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pete Stark 101,024 52.9%
Republican Lew M. Warden Jr. 89,948 47.1%
Total votes 190,972 100.0%
Democratic hold

1974 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Dellums (Incumbent) 93,106 56.6%
Republican Jack Redden 65,432 39.6%
American Independent John Holland 6,324 3.8%
Total votes 164,862 100.0%
Democratic hold

1976 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Dellums (Incumbent) 122,342 62.1%
Republican Philip Stiles Breck Jr. 68,374 34.7%
Peace and Freedom Robert J. Evans 6,238 3.2%
Total votes 196,954 100.0%
Democratic hold

1978 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[56]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Dellums (Incumbent) 94,824 57.4%
Republican Charles V. Hughes 70,481 42.6%
Total votes 165,305 100.0%
Democratic hold

1980 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[57]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Dellums (Incumbent) 108,380 55.5%
Republican Charles V. Hughes 76,580 39.2%
Libertarian Tod Mikuriya 10,465 5.4%
Total votes 195,425 100.0%
Democratic hold

1982 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[58]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Dellums (Incumbent) 121,537 55.9%
Republican Claude B. Hutchinson Jr. 95,694 44.1%
Total votes 217,231 100.0%
Democratic hold

1984 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[59]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Dellums (Incumbent) 144,316 60.3%
Republican Charles Connor 94,907 39.7%
Total votes 239,223 100.0%
Democratic hold

1986 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[60]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Dellums (Incumbent) 121,790 60.0%
Republican Steven Eigenberg 76,850 37.9%
Peace and Freedom Lawrence R. Manuel 4,295 2.1%
Total votes 202,935 100.0%
Democratic hold

1988 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[61]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Dellums (Incumbent) 163,221 66.6%
Republican John J. Cuddihy Jr. 76,531 31.2%
Peace and Freedom Tom Condit 5,444 2.2%
Total votes 245,196 100.0%
Democratic hold

1990 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[62]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Dellums (Incumbent) 119,645 61.3%
Republican Barbara Galewski 75,544 38.7%
Total votes 195,189 100.0%
Democratic hold

1992 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[63]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (Incumbent) 191,906 82.5%
Republican Marc Wolin 25,693 11.0%
Peace and Freedom Cesar G. Cadabes 7,572 3.3%
Libertarian James R. Elwood 7,511 3.2%
No party Goldwater (write-in) 9 0.0%
Total votes 222,691 100.0%
Democratic hold

1994 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[64]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (Incumbent) 137,642 81.85%
Republican Elsa C. Cheung 30,528 18.15%
No party Bowman (write-in) 1 0.00%
Total votes 168,171 100.0%
Democratic hold

1996 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[65]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (Incumbent) 175,216 84.4%
Republican Justin Raimondo 25,739 12.4%
Natural Law David Smithstein 6,783 3.2%
Republican Ed Murray (write-in) 22 0.0%
Total votes 207,760 100.0%
Democratic hold

1998 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[66]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (Incumbent) 148,027 85.83%
Republican David J. Martz 20,781 12.05%
Natural Law David Smithstein 6,783 2.12%
Total votes 175,591 100.0%
Democratic hold

2000 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[67]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (Incumbent) 181,847 84.5%
Republican Adam Sparks 25,298 11.7%
Libertarian Erik Bauman 5,645 2.6%
Natural Law David Smithstein 2,638 1.2%
Total votes 215,428 100.0%
Democratic hold

2002 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[68]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (Incumbent) 127,684 79.6%
Republican G. Michael German 20,063 12.6%
Green Jay Pond 10,033 6.2%
Libertarian Ira Spivack 2,659 1.6%
Socialist Workers Deborah Liatos (write-in) 2 0.0%
Total votes 160,441 100.0%
Democratic hold

2004 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[69]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (Incumbent) 224,017 83.0%
Republican Jennifer Depalma 31,074 11.5%
Green Leilani Dowell 9,527 3.5%
Green Terry Baum (write-in) 5,446 2.0%
Total votes 270,064 100.0%
Democratic hold

2006 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[70]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (Incumbent) 148,435 80.4%
Republican Mike DeNunzio 19,800 10.8%
Green Krissy Keefer 13,653 7.4%
Libertarian Philip Zimt Berg 2,751 1.4%
Total votes 184,639 100.0%
Democratic hold

2008 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[71]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (Incumbent) 204,996 71.7%
Independent Cindy Sheehan 46,118 16.1%
Republican Dana Walsh 27,614 9.7%
Libertarian Philip Zimt Berg 6,504 2.3%
Total votes 285,247 100.0%
Democratic hold

2010 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[72]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (Incumbent) 167,957 80%
Republican John Dennis 31,711 15%
Peace and Freedom Gloria La Riva 5,161 3%
Libertarian Philip Berg 4,843 2%
Total votes 209,672 100%
Democratic hold

2012 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2012[73]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Cook 103,093 57.4%
Republican Gregg Imus 76,551 42.6%
Total votes 179,644 100.0%
Republican hold

2014 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2014[74]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Cook (Incumbent) 77,480 67.6%
Democratic Bob Conaway 37,056 32.4%
Total votes 114,536 100.0%
Republican hold

2016 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2016[75]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Cook (Incumbent) 136,972 62.3%
Democratic Rita Ramirez 83,035 37.7%
Total votes 220,007 100.0%
Republican hold

2018 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2018[76]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Cook 102,415 60.0%
Republican Tim Donnelly 68,370 40.0%
Total votes 170,785 100.0%
Republican hold

2020 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2020[77]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Obernolte 158,711 56.1%
Democratic Christine Bubser 124,400 43.9%
Total votes 283,111 100%
Republican hold

2022 edit

United States House of Representatives elections, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Garamendi (incumbent) 145,501 75.7%
Republican Rudy Recile 46,634 24.3%
Total votes 192,135 100%
Democratic hold

See also edit

References edit

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  16. ^ "Statement of Vote (2004 President)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 1, 2010.
  17. ^ "Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011.
  18. ^ "Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011.
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  27. ^ 1920 election results
  28. ^ 1922 election results
  29. ^ 1924 election results
  30. ^ 1926 election results
  31. ^ 1928 election results
  32. ^ 1930 election results
  33. ^ 1932 election results
  34. ^ 1934 election results
  35. ^ 1936 election results
  36. ^ 1938 election results
  37. ^ 1940 election results
  38. ^ 1942 election results
  39. ^ 1944 election results
  40. ^ 1946 election results
  41. ^ 1948 election results
  42. ^ 1950 election results
  43. ^ 1952 election results
  44. ^ 1954 election results
  45. ^ 1956 election results
  46. ^ 1958 election results
  47. ^ 1960 election results
  48. ^ 1962 election results
  49. ^ 1964 election results
  50. ^ 1966 election results
  51. ^ 1968 election results
  52. ^ 1970 election results
  53. ^ 1972 election results
  54. ^ 1974 election results
  55. ^ 1976 election results
  56. ^ 1978 election results
  57. ^ 1980 election results
  58. ^ 1982 election results
  59. ^ 1984 election results
  60. ^ 1986 election results
  61. ^ 1988 election results
  62. ^ 1990 election results
  63. ^ 1992 election results
  64. ^ 1994 election results
  65. ^ 1996 election results
  66. ^ 1998 election results
  67. ^ 2000 election results
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  71. ^ 2008 general election results Archived November 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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External links edit

  • GovTrack.us: California's 8th congressional district
  • RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions (out of date)
  • California Voter Foundation map — CD08 (out of date)
  • Ballotpedia: California's 8th congressional district
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Home district of the speaker
January 4, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Succeeded by

36°06′N 117°18′W / 36.1°N 117.3°W / 36.1; -117.3