California's 8th State Assembly district
| California's 8th State Assembly district | |||
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| Current assemblymember |
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| Population (2010) • Voting age • Citizen voting age |
463,773 352,594 310,070 | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 263,704 | ||
| Registration |
39.76% Democratic 32.54% Republican 22.02% No party preference | ||
California's 8th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Ken Cooley of Rancho Cordova.
District profile
The district is wholly contained in Sacramento County and encompasses most of the eastern Sacramento suburbs.
Election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | President | Clinton 51.8 – 41.0% |
| Senator | Harris 65.4 – 34.6% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 56.5 – 43.5% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 51.6 – 45.5% |
| Senator | Feinstein 54.5 – 45.5% |
Election results
2016
| California State Assembly election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | 61,704 | 58.3 | |
| Republican | Nick Bloise | 36,630 | 34.6 | |
| Libertarian | Janice Marlae Bonser | 7,588 | 7.2 | |
| Total votes | 105,922 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | 104,552 | 57.0 | |
| Republican | Nick Bloise | 78,848 | 43.0 | |
| Total votes | 183,400 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
| California State Assembly election, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | 35,294 | 51.8 | |
| Republican | Douglas Haaland | 28,049 | 41.1 | |
| Libertarian | Janice Marlae Bonser | 4,830 | 7.1 | |
| Total votes | 68,173 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | 62,892 | 56.7 | |
| Republican | Douglas Haaland | 48,057 | 43.3 | |
| Total votes | 110,949 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
| California State Assembly election, 2012 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary election | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Democratic | Ken Cooley | 33,304 | 42.8 | ||
| Republican | Peter Tateishi | 18,237 | 23.4 | ||
| Republican | Barbara Ortega | 15,592 | 20.0 | ||
| Republican | John Thomas Flynn | 4,853 | 6.2 | ||
| Libertarian | Janice Marlae Bonser | 3,368 | 4.3 | ||
| Republican | Phillip A. Tufi | 2,424 | 3.1 | ||
| Total votes | 77,778 | 100.0 | |||
| General election | |||||
| Democratic | Ken Cooley | 92,630 | 54.3 | ||
| Republican | Peter Tateishi | 78,006 | 45.7 | ||
| Total votes | 170,636 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
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