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2000Final results

2000 election for California Assembly District 8

California State Assembly · California

Helen M. Thomson (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating John R. Munn (R) by 27.4 points.

Helen M. ThomsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%92,315
John R. MunnRepublican
34.8%51,671
3.0%4,483
148,469 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+10.51994D+17.31996D+28.41998D+27.42000D+16.12002D+25.72004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Helen M. Thomson (D)John R. Munn (R)

Also on the ballot: Robert W. Wilson II (Natural Law), 3.0%