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2008 California U.S. House District 51 Election

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Who won the 2008 California U.S. House District 51 Election?

Bob Filner won the 2008 California U.S. House District 51 Election. Bob Filner received 148,281 popular votes (72.75%). The main challenger was David Lee Joy (24.21%).

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Filner +48.5 pts · won by 98,936 votes
Bob FilnerDemocraticWINNER72.75%
148,281 votes
David Lee JoyRepublican24.21%
49,345 votes
Dan Frodo LitwinLibertarian3.04%
6,199 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.