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2008Final results

2008 election for California Assembly District 38

California State Assembly · California

Cameron Smyth (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Carole L. Lutness (D) by 10.0 points.

Cameron SmythRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%103,761
45.0%84,936
188,697 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+25.52002R+22.42004R+18.72006R+10.02008R+19.52010R+13.82012

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