The California state elections, February 2008 were held on February 5, 2008 throughout

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. Presidential primaries and a special election for a State Assembly seat were among the contests held. Seven ballot propositions were also decided on.

Presidential primaries

American Independent presidential primary

Three candidates were on the ballot of the

American Independent Party The American Independent Party (AIP) is a far-right political party in the United States that was established in 1967. The AIP is best known for its nomination of former Democratic Governor George Wallace of Alabama, who carried five states in ...

, a state political party.

Democratic presidential primary

Green presidential primary

Seven candidates participated in the

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's presidential primary, which is a non-binding contest.

Libertarian presidential primary

Peace and Freedom presidential primary

Seven candidates participated in the Peace and Freedom presidential primary, a non-binding "beauty contest".

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received a plurality of the votes, followed by

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and

Cynthia McKinney Cynthia Ann McKinney (born March 17, 1955) is an American politician, academic, and conspiracy theorist. As a member of the Democratic Party, she served six terms in the United States House of Representatives. She was the first African American ...

Stewart Alexander Stewart Alexis Alexander (born October 1, 1951) is an American democratic socialist politician, presidential nominee for the Socialist Party USA in the 2012 election, and former SPUSA nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2008 ...

was nominated to be

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candidate Brian Moore's running mate in October 2007, but remained on the Peace and Freedom ballot.

Republican presidential primary

Propositions

Proposition 91

Proposition 91 sought to amend the

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to prohibit motor vehicle fuel sales taxes that are earmarked for transportation purposes from being retained in the state's General Fund.

Proposition 92

Proposition 92 sought to amend Proposition 98 of 1988, which sets a mandate for the minimum level of funding each year for elementary and secondary schools and community colleges.

Proposition 93

Proposition 93 sought to change the term limits for members of the

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in both the State Assembly and

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Proposition 94

Proposition 94 sought to expand the Indian Gaming Compact with the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians.

Proposition 95

Proposition 95 sought to expand the Indian Gaming Compact with the

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Proposition 96

Proposition 96 sought to expand the Indian Gaming Compact with the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation.

Proposition 97

Proposition 97 sought to expand the Indian Gaming Compact with the

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was vacated by Assemblymember

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, who won a

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to fill

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on June 26, 2007. The congressional district was vacant after

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died of cancer on April 22, 2007.

Primary election

A primary election for the special election was held on December 11, 2007. Since no candidate won a majority, the candidates with the top votes for each party appeared on the ballots for the special election.

Special election

Notes

:Voter turnout information is listed where applicable. Turnout information is not available for the American Independent or Democratic primaries because both parties allowed

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voters to participate. There were a total of 328,261 eligible registered voters registered with the American Independent Party, 6,749,406 with the Democratic Party, and 3,043,164 who declined to state. There was a total of 15,712,753 eligible registered voters regardless of party affiliation in the entire state.

References

External links

Statement of Vote (official results)
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