2008Final results
2008 election for California Assembly District 61
California State Assembly · California
Norma Torres (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Wendy A. Maier (R) by 27.5 points.
Norma TorresDemocrat · winner
60.5%61,004
Wendy A. MaierRepublican
33.0%33,284
Michael MendezLibertarian
6.5%6,517
100,805 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