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2008Final results

2008 election for California Assembly District 77

California State Assembly · California

Joel Anderson (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Raymond Lutz (D) by 16.6 points.

Joel AndersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.4%92,621
Raymond LutzDemocrat
38.9%64,949
Richard BelitzLibertarian
5.7%9,503
167,073 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+37.82002R+32.62004R+24.52006R+16.62008R+29.52010R+20.22012

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