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2008 election for California Assembly District 80

California State Assembly · California

V. Manuel Perez (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Gary Jeandron (R) by 5.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

V. Manuel PerezDemocrat · winner
52.6%70,140
Gary JeandronRepublican
47.4%63,085
133,225 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+3.62002R+17.32004R+3.02006D+5.32008D+16.62010D+39.22012

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