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2008 California U.S. House District 37 Election

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Who won the 2008 California U.S. House District 37 Election?

Laura Richardson won the 2008 California U.S. House District 37 Election. Laura Richardson received 131,342 popular votes (74.94%). The main challenger was Nicholas Nick Dibs (24.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Richardson and Dibs

Richardson +50.5 pts · won by 88,568 votes
Laura RichardsonDemocraticWINNER74.94%
131,342 votes
Nicholas Nick DibsIndependent24.41%
42,774 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.