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2008Final results

2008 election for California Assembly District 31

California State Assembly · California

Joaquin Arambula (D) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Clifford Archer (R) by 39.1 points.

Joaquin ArambulaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.5%64,620
Clifford ArcherRepublican
30.5%28,310
92,947 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+18.01998D+26.32000D+15.42004D+39.12008D+19.52010D+28.02012

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