2008 California's 12th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 2008 California's 12th congressional district special election Congressional House of Representatives No 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 12 2006 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 12 2008 (Nov.) April 8, 2008 x150px Jackie Speier Democratic Party (United States) 66,279 77.72% x120px Greg Conlon Republican Party (United States) 7,990 9.37% x150px Michelle McMurry Democratic Party (United States) 4,546 5.33% x120px Mike Moloney Republican Party (United States) 4,517 5.30% Representative Tom Lantos Democratic Party (United States) Jackie Speier Democratic Party (United States) Ca12 109.png 300px California California's 12th congressional district special election, 2008 occurred on April 8, 2008. California's 12th congressional district was vacated following the death of Democrat Tom Lantos on February 11, 2008.Jackie Kucinich Lantos dies of cancer http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/lantos-dies-of-cancer-2008-02-11.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080214160649/http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/lantos-dies-of-cancer-2008-02-11.html dead February 14, 2008 2008-02-11 2008-02-26 The Hill The special election was called by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to fill the vacancy for the remainder of Lantos's term ending on January 3, 2009.http://www.gov.ca.gov/index.php?/press-release/8759/ Governor Schwarzenegger Orders Proclamation for Special Election to Fill Vacancy in 12th Congressional District 2008-02-12 2008-03-21 California Secretary of State The special election took the form of an open primary. Another election would have taken place on June 3 had no candidate received a majority.http://shapethefuture.org/elections/april2008/default.asp Election Information for San Mateo County: Special Congressional Open Primary Election 2008-03-21 San Mateo County Elections Office https://web.archive.org/web/20080406232414/http://www.shapethefuture.org/elections/april2008/default.asp 2008-04-06 dead Democrat Jackie Speier won a majority of the votes in the open primary and therefore won the election. 3 Candidates The following individuals appeared in the certified list of candidates and the certified list of write-in candidates published by the California Secretary of State, and were thus eligible to receive votes in the special primary election.http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/Special/cd12/cert_list.pdf Certified List of Candidates for the Special Primary Election, Twelfth Congressional District, April 8, 2008 2008-03-03 2008-06-09 California Secretary of State https://web.archive.org/web/20080611195741/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/Special/cd12/cert_list.pdf 2008-06-11 dead http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/Special/cd12/cert_list_write_ins_cd12.pdf Certified List of Write-In Candidates for the Special Primary Election, Twelfth Congressional District, April 8, 2008 2008-03-25 2008-06-09 California Secretary of State https://web.archive.org/web/20080611195821/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/Special/cd12/cert_list_write_ins_cd12.pdf 2008-06-11 dead Green Barry Hermanson, an equity lawyer Democratic Michelle T. McMurry, a health policy director Jackie Speier, a former State Senator who was endorsed by Lantos as his successorJohn Wildermuth Carolyn Lochhead https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Speier-looks-to-be-shoo-in-to-replace-Lantos-3294659.php Speier looks to be shoo-in to replace Lantos 2008-02-12 2008-02-26 San Francisco Chronicle Libertarian Kevin Peterson, a write-in candidate Republican Robert "Rock" Brickell-Viagra, a write-in candidate Greg Conlon, a businessman and former member of the California Public Utilities Commission, who favored deregulation. Mike Moloney, a retired businessman who ran for the seat in 2002 and 2006 Results California's 12th congressional district special election, 2008http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/Special/cd12/officialcanvass_cd12.pdf Special Election Results 2008-04-24 2008-04-22 Secretary of State of California https://web.archive.org/web/20080423205121/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/Special/cd12/officialcanvass_cd12.pdf 2008-04-23 dead California Democratic Party Jackie Speier 66,279 77.72 California Republican Party Greg Conlon 7,990 9.37 California Democratic Party Michelle McMurry 4,546 5.33 California Republican Party Mike Moloney 4,517 5.30 Green Party of California Barry Hermanson 1,947 2.28 Libertarian Party of California Kevin Peterson (write-in) 2 0.00 85,281 98.95 903 1.05 86,184 100.00 25.69 California Democratic Party By county County Jackie SpeierDemocratic Greg ConlonRepublican Mike MoloneyRepublican Michelle McMurryDemocratic Barry HermansonGreen Kevin PetersonLibertarian Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % # % San Francisco (part)13,81071.46%1,4597.55%1,1866.14%2,10110.87%7693.98%00.00%11,70960.59%19,742 San Mateo (part)52,46979.55%6,5319.90%3,3315.05%2,4453.71%1,1781.79%20.01%45,93869.65%66,442Totals66,27977.72%7,99010.98%4,5176.38%4,5465.88%1,9472.28%20.01%58,28966.74%86,184 References 30em External links Greg Conlon's campaign Barry Hermanson's campaign Michelle McMurry's campaign Mike Moloney's campaign Jackie Speier's campaign California 2008 12 California 2008 12 2008 12 Special California 12 Special United States House of Representatives 12 Special