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2008Final results

2008 election for California Senate District 31

California State Senate · California

Bob Dutton (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Ameenah Fuller (D) by 17.4 points.

Bob DuttonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.7%186,191
41.3%130,973
0.0%5
317,169 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+16.31996R+21.32000R+19.02004R+17.42008D+10.62012D+21.12016

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

The candidates

Bob Dutton (R)Ameenah Fuller (D)

Also on the ballot: Denise M. Sternberg (Independent), 0.0%