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2008 California U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 2008 California U.S. House District 9 Election?

Barbara Lee won the 2008 California U.S. House District 9 Election. Barbara Lee received 238,915 popular votes (86.06%). The main challenger was Charles R. Hargrave (9.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Lee and Hargrave

Lee +76.4 pts · won by 211,998 votes
Barbara LeeDemocraticWINNER86.06%
238,915 votes
Charles R. HargraveRepublican9.7%
26,917 votes
James M. EyerLibertarian4.22%
11,704 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.