2008Final results
2008 election for California's 39th District
U.S. House · California
Linda Sánchez (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Diane A. Lenning (R) by 39.3 points.
Linda SánchezDemocrat · winner
69.7%125,289
Diane A. LenningRepublican
30.3%54,533
179,822 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.
Linda SánchezDiane A. Lenning
$616.9K
Raised by the campaign
$14.9K
$439.6K
Spent by the campaign
$18.5K
$189.6K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008