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2008Final results

2008 election for California Assembly District 76

California State Assembly · California

Lori Saldana (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Ralph Denney (R) by 33.1 points.

Lori SaldanaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%113,754
Ralph DenneyRepublican
31.1%55,128
Daniel H. BaehrLibertarian
4.6%8,224
177,106 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+28.22002D+12.92004D+30.32006D+33.12008D+20.52010D+11.22020

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

The candidates

Lori Saldana (D)Ralph Denney (R)

Also on the ballot: Daniel H. Baehr (Libertarian), 4.6%