2008 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
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The 2008 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 3, 2008, coinciding with the California elections, June 2008.[1] Three of the five seats (for the Second, Fourth and Fifth Districts) of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors were contested in this election. None of the incumbents were termed out.
Results
Second District
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Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Mark Ridley-Thomas | 68,192 | 45.63 | |
Bernard C. Parks | 59,069 | 39.53 | |
Antonio Alvarez | 5,733 | 3.84 | |
Martin L K Aubrey | 4,803 | 3.21 | |
Thomas Neusom | 3,519 | 2.35 | |
D "Doc" Smith Jr | 2,748 | 1.84 | |
Morris Griffin | 2,274 | 1.52 | |
Drew "Doc" Fenton | 2,117 | 1.42 | |
F Thompson | 987 | 0.66 | |
Voter turnout | 20.89% | ||
Total votes | 149,442 | 100.00 |
Since Second District voters failed to elect a Supervisor by a two-thirds vote, a runoff election was held on November 4, 2008, coinciding with the 2008 United States presidential election.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Mark Ridley-Thomas | 309,654 | 61.18 | |
Bernard C. Parks | 196,442 | 38.82 | |
Voter turnout | 69.18% | ||
Total votes | 506,096 | 100.00 |
Fourth District
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Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Don Knabe (incumbent) | 95,062 | 70.04 | |
Marylou Cabral | 23,703 | 17.46 | |
Jay Shah | 16,963 | 12.50 | |
Voter turnout | 18.97%% | ||
Total votes | 135,728 | 100.00 |
Fifth District
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Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Michael D. Antonovich (incumbent) | 114,634 | 79.33 | |
Stephen Mark Hinze | 29,875 | 20.67 | |
Voter turnout | 15.06% | ||
Total votes | 144,509 | 100.00 |
References
- ^ "Charter of the County of Los Angeles" (PDF). Board of Supervisors. County of Los Angeles. June 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ^ "June 3, 2008 - General Election - Final Official Election Returns". Department of Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. County of Los Angeles. June 25, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ "November 4, 2008 - General Election - Final Official Election Returns". Department of Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. County of Los Angeles. November 28, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ "June 3, 2008 - General Election - Final Official Election Returns". Department of Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. County of Los Angeles. June 25, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ "June 3, 2008 - General Election - Final Official Election Returns". Department of Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. County of Los Angeles. June 25, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
External links
- Los Angeles County Department of Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk