California's 8th State Assembly district

California's 8th State Assembly district
Map of the district
Current assemblymember Ken Cooley (D–Rancho Cordova)
Registration 39.51% Democratic
35.23% Republican
19.73% No party preference
Demographics 61.19% White
8.48% Black
17.68% Latino
9.14% Asian
1.41% Native American
0.73% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.28% other
1.09% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age
 463,773
352,594
310,070
Registered voters 232,142

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.

Sacramento County – 32.7%

Election results

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
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

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
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)

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