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California Elections: Assembly District 08

Assembly District 08

All Districts > AD08: East Sacramento Co.
[incumbent: Ken Cooley (D-Rancho Cordova) - term limit: 2024 - Directory Page]

Districts will be redistricted in 2021 to take effect with the 2022 election.

Probable Candidates: 2022

District Projection: Likely Democratic
  • (i) Ken Cooley (Democratic) - Member, State Assembly  

    • (i) = incumbent

    Until the filing period closes, candidates who have made gestures to a run are included. Some of these may not run, while others are likely to jump in.

    Analysis

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    District Geography

    County: Sacramento (100%) of 257,663 registered voters.

    District Voter Registration

    Voter Registration Trend for AD08

    Sortable Voter Registration

    District Performance

     

    2018 Gubernatorial Race

    • Gavin Newsom (D) 52.2%
    • John Cox (R) 47.8%

    2016 Presidential Race

    • Hillary Clinton (D) 51.8%
    • Donald Trump (R) 41.0%

    2014 Gubernatorial Race

    • Edmund G. ("Jerry") Brown, Jr. (D) 56.5%
    • Neel Kashkari (R) 43.5%

    2012 Presidential Race

    • Barack Obama (D) 51.6%
    • Mitt Romney (R) 45.5%

    Demographics

    2010 Census Demographics for AD08
     AsianBlackLatino
    Citizen Voting-Age Population 6.2% 7.0% 9.9%
    Total Population 8.2% 7.8% 17.7%

    The Bench (likely future candidates)