2008Final results
2008 election for California's 6th District
U.S. House · California
Lynn C. Woolsey (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Mike Halliwell (R) by 47.6 points.
Lynn C. WoolseyDemocrat · winner
71.7%229,672
Mike HalliwellRepublican
24.1%77,073
Joel SmolenLibertarian
4.3%13,617
320,362 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.
Lynn C. WoolseyMike Halliwell
$732.5K
Raised by the campaign
$56.4K
$686.4K
Spent by the campaign
$56.6K
$70.6K
Cash on hand
$89
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008