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2008Final results

2008 election for California Assembly District 63

California State Assembly · California

Bill Emmerson (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Mark David Westwood (D) by 8.7 points.

Bill EmmersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.4%90,213
45.6%75,719
165,932 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+21.82002R+23.72004R+19.92006R+8.72008R+16.12010D+49.02012

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