2008Final results
2008 election for California's 44th District
U.S. House · California
Ken Calvert (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Bill Hedrick (D) by 2.4 points.
Ken CalvertRepublican · winner
51.2%129,937
Bill HedrickDemocrat
48.8%123,890
253,827 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.
Bill HedrickKen Calvert
$212.4K
Raised by the campaign
$1M
$191.5K
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$21K
Cash on hand
$51.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008