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2008 California U.S. House District 49 Election

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Who won the 2008 California U.S. House District 49 Election?

Darrell E. Issa won the 2008 California U.S. House District 49 Election. Darrell E. Issa received 140,300 popular votes (58.3%). The main challenger was Robert Hamilton (37.45%).

See the full head-to-head between Issa and Hamilton

Issa +20.8 pts · won by 50,162 votes
Darrell E. IssaRepublicanWINNER58.3%
140,300 votes
Robert HamiltonDemocratic37.45%
90,138 votes
Lars R. GrossmithLibertarian4.25%
10,232 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.