February 2008 California elections
The California state elections, February 2008 were held on February 5, 2008, throughout California . Presidential primaries and a special election for a State Assembly seat were among the contests held. Seven ballot propositions were also decided on.
Presidential primaries
Key: Withdrew prior to contest
American Independent presidential primary
Three candidates were on the ballot of the American 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
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
Seven candidates participated in the Green Party 's presidential primary, which is a non-binding contest.
Libertarian presidential primary
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
Seven candidates participated in the Peace and Freedom presidential primary, a non-binding "beauty contest". Ralph Nader received a plurality of the votes, followed by Gloria La Riva and Cynthia McKinney . Stewart Alexander was nominated to be Socialist Party candidate Brian Moore 's running mate in October 2007, but remained on the Peace and Freedom ballot.
Republican presidential primary
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%
—
Propositions
Proposition 91
Proposition 91 sought to amend the California 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
Proposition 92
Proposition 92 sought to amend Proposition 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
Proposition 93
Proposition 93 sought to change the term limits for members of the California State Legislature in both the State Assembly and State Senate .
Proposition 93[ 3]
Choice
Votes
%
No
4,574,826
53.59
Yes
3,961,466
46.41
Proposition 94
Proposition 94 sought to expand the Indian Gaming Compact with the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians .
Proposition 94[ 3]
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
4,812,313
55.56
No
3,848,998
44.44
Proposition 95
Proposition 95 sought to expand the Indian Gaming Compact with the Morongo Band of Mission Indians .
Proposition 95[ 3]
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
4,809,573
55.60
No
3,841,352
44.40
Proposition 96
Proposition 96 sought to expand the Indian Gaming Compact with the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation .
Proposition 96[ 3]
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
4,785,413
55.45
No
3,844,408
44.54
Proposition 97
Proposition 97 sought to expand the Indian Gaming Compact with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians .
Proposition 97[ 3]
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
4,786,884
55.50
No
3,838,892
44.50
55th State Assembly district special election
The seat of California's 55th State Assembly district was vacated by Assemblymember Laura Richardson , who won a special election to fill California's 37th congressional district on June 26, 2007. The congressional district was vacant after Juanita Millender-McDonald died of cancer on April 22, 2007.
Primary election
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]
Special election
Notes
A [ 6] Decline to State voters to participate.[ 7] [ 6]
See also
References
^ a b c d e f "The Statement of Vote: President by County" (PDF) . Secretary of State of California . March 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2008 .^ "2008 Green Party Presidential Nomination Delegate Count" . Green Party . Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2008 .^ a b c d e f g "State Ballot Measures" (PDF) . Secretary of State of California . March 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 17, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2008 .^ a b "Special Election Results State Assembly, 55th District Special Primary Election, December 11, 2007 FINAL - OFFICIAL CANVASS" (PDF) . Secretary of State of California . December 18, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 7, 2008. Retrieved February 6, 2008 .^ "State Assembly, 55th District Special General Election, February 5, 2008: Official Canvass" (PDF) . Secretary of State of California . March 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 17, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2008 .^ a b "Report of Registration as of January 22, 2008" (PDF) . California Secretary of State . March 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008 .^ "Decline to State - Voter Information" . California Secretary of State . Archived from the original on June 18, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008 .
External links
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