2008 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election

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.

2008 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections

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3 of the 5 seats of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 3 2
Seats won 1 2
Seats after 3 2
Seat change Steady Steady

Results

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Second District

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2008 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election District 2
 
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Candidate Mark Ridley-Thomas Bernard C. Parks
Popular vote 68,192 59,069
Percentage 45.63% 39.53%

Supervisor before election

Yvonne Brathwaite Burke

Supervisor

Mark Ridley-Thomas

2nd District supervisorial election - June 3, 2008 [2]
Candidate Votes %
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.

2nd District supervisorial election - November 4, 2008 [3]
Candidate Votes %
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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2008 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election District 4
 
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Candidate Don Knabe Marylou Cabral
Popular vote 95,062 23,703
Percentage 70.04 17.46
   
Candidate Jay Shah
Popular vote 16,963
Percentage 12.50%

Supervisor before election

Don Knabe

Supervisor

Don Knabe

4th District supervisorial election, 2008[4]
Candidate Votes %
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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2008 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election District 5
 
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Candidate Michael D. Antonovich Stephen Mark Hinze
Popular vote 114,634 29,875
Percentage 79.33% 20.67%

Supervisor before election

Michael D. Antonovich

Supervisor

Michael D. Antonovich

5th District supervisorial election - June 3, 2008[5]
Candidate Votes %
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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
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