2008Final results
2008 election for California's 8th District
U.S. House · California
Nancy Pelosi (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Cindy Sheehan (Ind) by 55.7 points.
Nancy PelosiDemocrat · winner
71.9%204,996
Cindy SheehanIndependent
16.2%46,118
Dana WalshRepublican
9.7%27,614
Philip BergLibertarian
2.3%6,504
285,247 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.
Nancy PelosiDana Walsh
$2.9M
Raised by the campaign
$720.9K
$2.7M
Spent by the campaign
$637.7K
$315.7K
Cash on hand
$83.2K
Other candidates' campaigns: Cindy Sheehan $630.8K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008