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2008 California U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2008 California U.S. House District 17 Election?

Sam Farr won the 2008 California U.S. House District 17 Election. Sam Farr received 168,907 popular votes (73.88%). The main challenger was Jeff Taylor (25.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Farr and Taylor

Farr +48.1 pts · won by 109,870 votes
Sam FarrDemocraticWINNER73.88%
168,907 votes
Jeff TaylorRepublican25.82%
59,037 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.