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.
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3 |
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Seats won |
1 |
2 |
Seats after |
3 |
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Second District
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2008 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election District 2|
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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 |
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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.
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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 |
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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 |
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Candidate |
Jay Shah |
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Popular vote |
16,963 |
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Percentage |
12.50% |
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4th District supervisorial election, 2008[4]
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 |
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Fifth District
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2008 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election District 5|
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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 |
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