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2008 California U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2008 California U.S. House District 3 Election?

Dan Lungren won the 2008 California U.S. House District 3 Election. Dan Lungren received 155,424 popular votes (49.49%). The main challenger was Bill Durston (43.93%).

See the full head-to-head between Lungren and Durston

Lungren +5.6 pts · won by 17,453 votes
Dan LungrenRepublicanWINNER49.49%
155,424 votes
Bill DurstonDemocratic43.93%
137,971 votes
Dina J. Padillapeace and freedom4.26%
13,378 votes
Douglas Arthur TumaLibertarian2.32%
7,273 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.