2012Final results
2012 election for California Assembly District 8
California State Assembly · California
Ken Cooley (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Peter Tateishi (R) by 8.6 points.
Ken CooleyDemocrat · winner
54.3%92,630
Peter TateishiRepublican
45.7%78,006
170,636 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET