2008Final results
2008 election for California Assembly District 53
California State Assembly · California
Ted Lieu (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas H. Vidal (R) by 34.7 points.
Ted LieuDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%127,117
Thomas H. VidalRepublican
32.7%61,692
188,809 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET