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2008Final results

2008 election for California Assembly District 27

California State Assembly · California

Bill Monning (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Robert Murray (R) by 41.0 points.

Bill MonningDemocrat · winner
66.0%127,102
Robert MurrayRepublican
25.0%48,107
Mark HinkleLibertarian
9.0%17,435
Rexford KeyesIndependent
0.0%27
192,671 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+26.02002D+37.32004D+40.22006D+41.02008D+33.52010D+55.32012

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

The candidates