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2008Final results

2008 election for California Assembly District 2

California State Assembly · California

Jim Nielsen (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Paul R. Singh (D) by 30.8 points.

Jim NielsenRepublican · winner
65.4%118,149
34.6%62,510
180,659 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

EvenR+38.02002R+29.72004R+38.62006R+30.82008D+30.22014D+38.92018

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