2008Final results
2008 election for California Assembly District 16
California State Assembly · California
Sandre R. Swanson (D) won with 87.9% of the vote, defeating James I. Faison (R) by 75.7 points.
Sandre R. SwansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.9%136,066
James I. FaisonRepublican
12.1%18,817
154,883 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