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2008Final results

2008 election for California Assembly District 43

California State Assembly · California

Paul Krekorian (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Jane Barnett (R) by 35.7 points.

Paul KrekorianDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.9%91,863
Jane BarnettRepublican
32.1%43,492
135,355 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+17.52000D+26.12002D+33.42006D+35.72008D+31.92010D+20.42012

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