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 | 232,142 | ||
| Registration | 39.51% Democratic 35.23% Republican 19.73% 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.
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Election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2012 | President | Obama 51.6 – 45.5% |
| Senator | Feinstein 54.5 – 45.5% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 56.5 – 43.5% |
Election results
2014
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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
| Primary election | |||||
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| 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) | |||||
