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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 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. |
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=== Proposition 92 === |
=== Proposition 92 === |
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=== Proposition 93 === |
=== Proposition 93 === |
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Proposition 93 sought to change the term limits for members of the [[California State Legislature]] in both the in the [[California State Assembly|State Assembly]] and [[California State Senate|State Senate]]. |
Proposition 93 sought to change the term limits for members of the [[California State Legislature]] in both the in the [[California State Assembly|State Assembly]] and [[California State Senate|State Senate]]. |
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=== Proposition 94 === |
=== Proposition 94 === |
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Proposition 94 sought to expand the Indian Gaming Compact with the [[Luiseño|Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians]]. |
Proposition 94 sought to expand the Indian Gaming Compact with the [[Luiseño|Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians]]. |
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Revision as of 01:13, 11 January 2009
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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.
| California Green presidential primary, 2008[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates[2] |
| Ralph Nader | 21,726 | 60.61% | 102 |
| Cynthia McKinney | 9,534 | 26.60% | 45 |
| Elaine Brown | 1,598 | 4.46% | 7 |
| Kat Swift | 1,084 | 3.02% | 5 |
| Kent Mesplay | 727 | 2.03% | 3 |
| Jesse Johnson | 619 | 1.73% | 3 |
| Jared Ball | 556 | 1.55% | 3 |
| Totals | 35,844 | 100.00% | 168 |
| Voter turnout | 28.21% | — | |
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 of 2007, but remained on the Peace and Freedom ballot.
| California Peace and Freedom presidential primary, 2008[1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| Ralph Nader | 2,620 | 40.66% |
| Cynthia McKinney | 1,385 | 21.49% |
| Gloria La Riva | 1,292 | 20.05% |
| Brian Moore | 355 | 5.51% |
| John Crockford | 346 | 5.37% |
| Stewart Alexander | 340 | 5.28% |
| Stanley Hetz | 106 | 1.64% |
| Totals | 6,444 | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | 11.27% | |
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.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 No
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4,794,776 | 52.87 |
| Yes | 3,427,588 | 37.80 |
| Total votes | 9,068,415 | 100.00 |
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.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| No
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4,831,445 | 53.27 |
| Yes | 3,613,332 | 39.85 |
| Total votes | 9,068,415 | 100.00 |
Proposition 93
Proposition 93 sought to change the term limits for members of the California State Legislature in both the in the State Assembly and State Senate.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| No
|
4,574,826 | 50.45 |
| Yes | 3,961,466 | 43.68 |
| Total votes | 9,068,415 | 100.00 |
Proposition 94
Proposition 94 sought to expand the Indian Gaming Compact with the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 Yes
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4,812,313 | 53.07 |
| No | 3,848,998 | 42.44 |
| Total votes | 9,068,415 | 100.00 |
Proposition 95
Proposition 95 sought to expand the Indian Gaming Compact with the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes
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4,809,573 | 53.04 |
| No | 3,841,352 | 42.36 |
| Total votes | 9,068,415 | 100.00 |
Proposition 96
Proposition 96 sought to expand the Indian Gaming Compact with the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes
|
4,785,413 | 52.77 |
| No | 3,844,408 | 42.39 |
| Total votes | 9,068,415 | 100.00 |
Proposition 97
Proposition 97 sought to expand the Indian Gaming Compact with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes
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4,786,884 | 52.79 |
| No | 3,838,892 | 42.33 |
| Total votes | 9,068,415 | 100.00 |
California's 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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Warren Furutani | 9,578 | 48.52 | |
| Democratic | Mike Gipson | 7,602 | 38.51 | |
| Libertarian | Herb Peters | 1,137 | 5.76 | |
| American Independent | Charlotte Gibson | 776 | 3.93 | |
| Democratic | Mervin Evans | 531 | 2.69 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 116 | 0.59 | ||
| Total votes | 19,740 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 11.56 | |||
Special election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Warren Furutani | 48,419 | 55.63 | |
| American Independent | Charlotte Gibson | 10,785 | 12.39 | |
| Libertarian | Herb Peters | 10,168 | 11.68 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 17,670 | 20.30 | ||
| Total votes | 87,042 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 50.96 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Notes
- A Voter turnout information is listed where applicable.[6] Turnout information is not available for the American Independent or Democratic primaries because both parties allowed Decline to State voters to participate.[7] There where a total of 328,261 eligible registered voters registered with the American Independent Party, 6,749,406 with the Democratic Party, and 3,043,164 who declined to state. There was a total of 15,712,753 eligible registered voters regardless of party affiliation in the entire state.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "The Statement of Vote: President by County" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ^ "2008 Green Party Presidential Nomination Delegate Count". Green Party. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g "State Ballot Measures" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ^ a b "Special Election Results State Assembly, 55th District Special Primary Election, December 11, 2007 FINAL - OFFICIAL CANVASS" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ^ "State Assembly, 55th District Special General Election, February 5, 2008: Official Canvass" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ^ a b "Report of Registration as of January 22, 2008" (PDF). California Secretary of State. 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ^ "Decline to State - Voter Information". California Secretary of State. Retrieved 2008-06-16.