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2008Final results

2008 election for California Assembly District 19

California State Assembly · California

Jerry Hill (D) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Catherine Brinkman (R) by 50.0 points.

Jerry HillDemocrat · winner
73.0%124,157
23.0%39,132
Brian PerryLibertarian
4.0%6,803
170,092 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

EvenD+37.12002D+45.42004D+48.42006D+50.02008D+44.42010D+54.12014

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

The candidates

Jerry Hill (D)Catherine Brinkman (R)

Also on the ballot: Brian Perry (Libertarian), 4.0%