California's 8th State Assembly district
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.
| 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[1] 352,594[1] 310,070[1] | ||
| Demographics |
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| Registered voters | 263,704 | ||
| Registration | 39.76% Democratic 32.54% Republican 22.02% No party preference | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Governor[2] | Newsom 52.2 – 47.8% |
| Senator[3] | De Leon 50.1 – 49.9% | |
| 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
2020
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | 73,444 | 57.0 | |
| Republican | Cathy Cook | 55,376 | 43.0 | |
| Total votes | 128,820 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Cathy Cook | |||
| Total votes | ||||
2018
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | 53,490 | 53.9 | |
| Republican | Melinda Avey | 40,792 | 41.1 | |
| Libertarian | Janice Marlae Bonser | 3,017 | 3.0 | |
| No party preference | Lawrence Ray Murray | 2,025 | 2.0 | |
| Total votes | 99,324 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ken Cooley (incumbent) | 95,450 | 55.8 | |
| Republican | Melinda Avey | 75,742 | 44.2 | |
| Total votes | 171,192 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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
| 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) | |||||
References
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