| California's 8th State Senate district | ||
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| Current senator | Leland Yee (D–San Francisco) | |
| Registration | 52.77% Democratic
15.91% Republican
27.47% Decline to State
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| Demographics | 44.6% White
3.1% Black
15.6% Hispanic
33.3% Asian
0.4% Native American
0.9% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.1% other
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| Population | 846,791 | |
| Voting-age population | 678,889 | |
| Registered voters | 427,328 | |
California's 8th State Senate district is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Leland Yee of San Francisco.
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The 8th district covers almost half of San Francisco and all but southeastern San Mateo County. Communities in the San Mateo portion of the district include Belmont, Brisbane, Broadmoor, Burlingame, Colma, Daly City, El Granada, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Highlands-Baywood Park, Hillsborough, Millbrae, Montara, Moss Beach, Pacifica, Portola Valley, San Bruno, San Mateo, South San Francisco, and Woodside.
| California State Senate elections, 2006[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Leland Yee | 179,556 | 78.0 | -0.2 | |
| Republican | Michael Skipakevich | 50,670 | 22.0 | +2.9 | |
| Total votes | 230,226 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 124,658 | 56.0 | -3.1 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -3.1 | |||
| California State Senate elections, 2002[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Jackie Speier (incumbent) | 158,999 | 78.2 | -1.0 | |
| Republican | Dennis Zell | 38,881 | 19.1 | -1.7 | |
| Libertarian | Robert Fliegler | 5,540 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Total votes | 203,420 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 80,118 | 59.1 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +0.7 | |||
8 Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate
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