2008Final results
2008 election for California Assembly District 79
California State Assembly · California
Mary Salas (D) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Derrick W. Roach (R) by 39.0 points.
Mary SalasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.5%74,051
Derrick W. RoachRepublican
30.5%32,526
106,577 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