2008Final results
2008 election for California Assembly District 1
California State Assembly · California
Wesley Chesbro (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Jim Pell (R) by 41.6 points.
Wesley ChesbroDemocrat · winner
70.8%137,777
Jim PellRepublican
29.2%56,870
194,647 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET