2008Final results
2008 election for California's 34th District
U.S. House · California
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) won with 77.1% of the vote, defeating Christopher Balding (R) by 54.2 points.
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocrat · winner
77.1%98,503
Christopher BaldingRepublican
22.9%29,266
127,769 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Lucille Roybal-AllardChristopher Balding
$592.2K
Raised by the campaign
$4.8K
$595.8K
Spent by the campaign
$1.9K
$49.6K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008