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2008 California U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 2008 California U.S. House District 6 Election?

Lynn C. Woolsey won the 2008 California U.S. House District 6 Election. Lynn C. Woolsey received 229,672 popular votes (71.69%). The main challenger was Mike Halliwell (24.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Woolsey and Halliwell

Woolsey +47.6 pts · won by 152,599 votes
Lynn C. WoolseyDemocraticWINNER71.69%
229,672 votes
Mike HalliwellRepublican24.06%
77,073 votes
Joel R. SmolenLibertarian4.25%
13,617 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.