California's 8th State Assembly district

Current assemblymember

Ken Cooley
D–Rancho Cordova

Population (2010)

• Voting age

• Citizen voting age

463,773

352,594

310,070

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

Registered voters

263,704

Registration

39.76% Democratic

32.54% Republican

22.02% 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.

Sacramento County – 32.7%

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2016	President	Clinton 51.8 – 41.0%
2016	Senator	Harris 65.4 – 34.6%
2014	Governor	Brown 56.5 – 43.5%
2012	President	Obama 51.6 – 45.5%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 54.5 – 45.5%

Election results

2016

California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
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

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)

References

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

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