June 3, 2008 (first round)[1] November 4, 2008 (runoff)[2]
2012 →
Candidate
Kevin Johnson
Heather Fargo
Party
Democratic
Democratic
First-round vote
32,160
27,472
First-round percentage
46.08%
39.36%
Second-round vote
92,288
67,348
Second-round percentage
57.40%
41.89%
Candidate
Leonard Padilla
Party
Nonpartisan
First-round vote
4,231
First-round percentage
6.06%
Mayor before election
Heather Fargo
Democratic
Elected Mayor
Kevin Johnson
Democratic
Elections in California
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Attorney general
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8
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8
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1982
8
1986
64
65
1988
98
99
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1994
187
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196
209
215
218
1998
6
10
227
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2000
21
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39
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R
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