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.
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.
California Peace and Freedom presidential primary, 2008[1]
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 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.
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]
California's 55th State Assembly district special primary, 2007[4]
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 were 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]
^ abcdef"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.
^ abcdefg"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.
^ ab"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.
^ ab"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
February 2008 Statewide Election Results from the California Secretary of State