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2008 California U.S. House District 40 Election

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Who won the 2008 California U.S. House District 40 Election?

Edward R. Royce won the 2008 California U.S. House District 40 Election. Edward R. Royce received 144,923 popular votes (62.55%). The main challenger was Christina Avalos (37.45%).

See the full head-to-head between Royce and Avalos

Royce +25.1 pts · won by 58,151 votes
Edward R. RoyceRepublicanWINNER62.55%
144,923 votes
Christina AvalosDemocratic37.45%
86,772 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.