Sacramento mayoral election, 2008|
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Candidate
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Kevin Johnson
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Heather Fargo
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Party
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Democratic
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Democratic
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First-round vote
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32,160
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27,472
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First-round percentage
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46.08%
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39.36%
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Second-round vote
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92,288
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67,348
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Second-round percentage
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57.40%
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41.89%
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Candidate
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Leonard Padilla
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Party
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Nonpartisan
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First-round vote
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4,231
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First-round percentage
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6.06%
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The 2008 Sacramento mayoral election was held on June 3, 2008 and November 4, 2008 to elect the mayor of Sacramento, California. It saw the election of Kevin Johnson, who defeated incumbent mayor Heather Fargo.
Results
First round
First round results[1]
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Kevin Johnson
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32,160
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46.08
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Heather Fargo (incumbent)
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27,472
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39.36
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Leonard Padilla
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4,231
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6.06
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Shawn D. Eldredge
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2,462
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3.53
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Muriel Strand
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2,104
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3.01
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Richard Jones
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679
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0.97
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Adam Daniel
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407
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0.58
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Write-ins
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280
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0.40
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Total votes
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69,795
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Runoff results
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