2008Final results
2008 election for California Assembly District 65
California State Assembly · California
Paul Cook (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Carl Wood (D) by 6.4 points.
Paul CookRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.2%93,566
Carl WoodDemocrat
46.8%82,305
175,871 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